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FBN’s Lou Dobbs compares the Bush Administration’s response to Hurricane Katrina versus the Obama Administration’s response to Superstorm Sandy.
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We.
As -- -- have waited 72 days.
Seven times longer.
Than the victims of Hurricane Katrina weighted.
And one thing I hope everyone in America now clearly understands.
New Jersey.
Both Republicans.
And Democrats.
Will never stand silent when our citizens are being short changed.
That's -- governor of New Jersey Chris Christie in his state of the state address.
And we're gonna talk about response relative.
To one another sandy -- Katrina bush -- Obama.
Something strange is going on here congress passed the first part of -- -- relief package last week.
Nine billion dollars.
Nine billion dollars.
For federal flood that your vote on 51 billion dollars of additional ways aid is as scheduled for next week.
However congress isn't the only branch -- government taking its time when it comes to aid.
The victims of super -- sandy.
Let's take a look back at Hurricane Katrina.
It made landfall.
On the twenty ninth of August.
In 2005.
03 days later.
On September 1 President Bush.
Who was criticized and castigated.
And that.
By the national liberal media I mean it was incredible.
Sent congress a request for ten and a half a billion dollars.
Ten and a half million dollars.
And -- -- Congress approved that emergency disaster relief on big bond next day.
Four.
-- -- Is how long that -- You heard Governor Christie.
Talk about seven -- two days.
Here.
It's stored -- on the seventh of September in 2005 President Bush asked for another 51 point eight billion.
51 point eight.
Congress -- prevent the next day they -- that.
51 point eight billion.
Hurricanes -- -- hit on October 20 ninth.
October 20 ninth.
And we've looked and President Obama didn't even ask for sandy aid until the seventh of December that's 39 days.
39 days later.
-- -- -- in the world.
Was.
Four or suppress criticism where was the national media.
That's right.
With -- action underway wasn't.
For some reason though you don't hear complaints about the White House response to sandy.
We're still looking into.
Why that might be strange such -- thing.
