Hurricane Katrina
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Amending Executive Order 13390
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"By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5121-5206), and in order to extend the work of the Coordinator of Federal Support for the Recovery and Rebuilding of the Gulf Coast Region, Executive Order 13390 of November 1, 2005, as amended, is further amended by striking 'February 28, 2009' and inserting in lieu thereof 'September 30, 2009'."
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Remarks by Secretary Napolitano at Today’s Media Availability to Announce a New Arbitration Process for Gulf Coast Recovery
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Secratary Napolitano commenting on the new arbitration process for gulf coast recovery:
"Well, and thank you. I am very pleased to be here with [Louisiana] Senator [Mary] Landrieu, and I think the people of Louisiana need to appreciate the work and leadership that she has provided in this effort. She is unrelenting in her request for the recovery of the Gulf Coast, and I am pleased to work with her as is the entire Obama Administration.
Indeed, my first trip to the Gulf Coast was with the HUD [Department of Housing and Urban Development] Secretary, Shaun Donovan. We have been able to do—not only some innovative issues with the resolution which I’ll announce here in just a moment—but also with respect to some of the housing issues that remain after Katrina. Just briefly, to summarize a number of the things that have happened in the last few months to get federal funding to communities that need it—to cut through the red tape that has stalled the progress of rebuilding the Gulf Coast, the process for putting new leadership in place, consolidating our offices to be more efficient, and streamline decision-making—we early on created a decision team to resolve disputes."
