Senate wants answers from Blanco, Nagin
Tags: kathleen blanco, ray naginThe Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs has some questions.
- A description of "all actions taken to evacuate or attempt to evacuate individuals without personal transportation and those with medical conditions and special needs."
- All documents from Aug. 29 to Sept. 6 that refer to the levee system; lawlessness, looting or other law enforcement, public safety or public order issues; the situation at the Superdome and the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center; and the "evacuation of the Superdome/Convention Center or other areas of New Orleans."
- Any information that reflects on the "failure or inadequacy of emergency communications, and accounts of desertions" at the Police Department as well as conflicts responding to the disaster with federal, state and city agencies.
This is what they want from Blanco:
- Information related to evacuations planned or carried out by the state.
- All documents from Aug. 23 to Sept. 6 related to requests or offers of assistance by federal, state, local and nongovernmental agencies.
As for the House:
Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., who is leading the House investigation, said he is not interesting in producing a document outlining blame. "We want to be able to report what happened and where, what decisions were made, and try to talk about what went right and what went wrong, so that we can learn by our mistakes," Davis said in an interview.
