"When the storm hit and the levees broke, our calls went unanswered."

"When the storm hit and the levees broke, our calls went unanswered."
Lousiana Sen. Mary Landrieu
On how the federal government failed torespond in a timely manner to Hurricane Katrina.
"We are kind of used to all of the processing going on."
Shalon Matthews, 30
A New Orleans resident now at the Astrodome, who said the long lines were just part of her post-Katrina life.
"Had we known it was 9/11 money, we would not have borrowed it."
John Adams
Of Brankle Brokerage and Leasing in Marion, Ind., unware until informed by The Associated Press that his company's $1.33 million loan had come from a 9/11-related fund.