I hope the voters in this country will remember Sen.McBush's vote on the katrina disaster in New orleans. Sen. Mcbush voted in 05 & 06 against an investigation about the federal government's handling of the katrina incident. On both occasions, the unwise senator supported the White House position on the investigation move by the U.S. Senate. Now you know where Sen. Mcbush stands on helping the poor.
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That referred to an e-mail that the Obama campaign sent to reporters. It said: "Whether he simply wasn't aware of his voting record again or he was intentionally misleading the people of Louisiana, John McCain certainly isn't offering us 'leadership you can believe in.' " Other than that, the e-mail simply quoted McCain and gave the dates and Senate numbers of the votes.
The McCain campaign also said that in his response to the reporter he was "speaking to his strong support" for the Homeland Security Committee probe:
McCain campaign spokesman Brian Rogers (continuing): As Sen. McCain said, he wasn't familiar with the specific votes the questioner was asking about. Instead he was speaking to his strong support for the Homeland Security Committee's comprehensive, bipartisan investigation of Hurricane Katrina, which was already fully underway when these other proposals were suggested.
It's true that McCain did tell the reporter that he wasn't "familiar with exactly what you said." However, his response to the reporter made no specific mention of the Senate investigation. Furthermore, the Senate investigation was not "fully underway" when the idea of an independent commission was suggested. The first vote on Sept. 14, 2005, was held the same day the committee opened its first hearing.
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U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 109th Congress – 1st Session. S.Amdt. 1660 to H.R. 2862, Setp. 14, 2005. Senate.gov, 5 June 2008.
S.Amdt. 1660. Thomas.gov, Sept. 2005, accessed 5 June 2008.
U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 109th Congress – 2nd Session. S.Amdt. 2716 to S.Amdt. 2707 to H.R. 4297, Feb. 2006. Senate.gov, accessed 5 June 2008.
S.Amdt. 2716. Thomas.gov, Feb. 2006, accessed 5 June 2008.
Congressional Record – Senate. 2 Feb. 2006, S492. 5 June 2008.
MSNBC. "Hardball with Chris Matthews," 25 Jan. 2006.
Jordan, Lara Jakes. "White House slowing Katrina inquiry, senators say." Associated Press, 25 Jan. 2006.
Rosenbaum, David E. and Carl Hulse. "Senate Panel Discusses Need for Central Authority in Recovery." The New York Times. 15 Sept. 2005.
"Senate kills bid for Katrina commission." Associated Press, 14 Sept. 2005.
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