“After a disaster such as Hurricane Katrina, the federal government has a profound obligation to help those in need, .. Right now, the victims of Hurricane Katrina need our help. Entire communities have been destroyed. Families have been torn apart. Many are still missing. Tens of thousands remain homeless. As the recovery proceeds, we in the Senate pledge to do everything in our power to help rebuild the shattered lives across the Gulf Coast.” NeedsHas BeensStillsHelpingGovernmentCommunityMissingRight NowVictimProfoundDisasterObligationRecoveryDestroyedSenateHomelessFederal GovernmentCoastTornPledgeHurricanesShatteredKatrinaThose In NeedHurricane KatrinaTorn Apart Author:Dianne Feinstein
“We have huge national security issues in this country, and the United States Senate ought to be pushing President [Barack] Obama towards the proper policies that right now are a complete disaster based on his policies.” CountryStatesPresidentUnitedUnited StatesIssuesSecurityPolicyHugeOughtRight NowDisasterBarackPushingSenateNational SecurityPresident Barack Obama Author:Jeb Bush
“The public is really not kept abreast, and our leaders are not clear and forthright about what the terms of engagement are right now - that we really have no choice except to undertake a wartime scale mobilization, but a mobilization knowing that we can actually fix this. It's only a disaster if we continue to plunge headlong into the problem, which is only accelerating in spite of everything that the Democrats have been willing to say and do about it.” IfsHas BeensProblemChoicesTermLeaderKnowingClearWillingRight NowDemocratDisasterScalesSpiteEngagementPlungeWartimeMobilization Author:Jill Stein
“I don't want to revisit history or try to re-interpret it, you know, but starting from where we are now, given the experience that we've had in the last, you know, since 2001, which has been an utter disaster, I don't think it's benefited us. Half of our discretionary budget, right, it's like 54% of our discretionary budget right now is being spent on the military. This is not working.” ThinkingKnowsWantTryingHas BeensLastsGivenHalfMilitaryRight NowStartingDisasterBudgets Author:Jill Stein
“Right now in the insurance markets, we have sort of a disaster unfolding, a downward spiral, adverse selection, premiums in the individual market going through the roof. People can't afford insurance and insurance companies are losing hundreds of millions of dollars. If you repeal part of Obamacare to get rid of the individual mandate but keep some of the ideas, that people can still buy insurance after they're sick, the situation gets extraordinarily worse. And so what we're seeing now could be tenfold greater if you only repeal part of Obamacare.” PeopleIfsStillsIdeasIndividualCompanySituationMillionsGreaterSeeingRight NowLosingSickDollarsDisasterRoofSelectionObamacareUnfoldingMandatesSpiralsAdverseInsurance CompaniesDownward Spiral Author:Rand Paul