Sunday, September 11, 2005
"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.