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Today's White House briefing, from Think Progress:
REPORTER: There’s a lot of discussion going on about the funding of
projects prior to this, whether projects in New Orleans in particular
were underfunded because of the Iraq war or for other reasons. Do you
find any of this criticism legitimate? Do you think there is any
second guessing to be done now about priorities given that [a
disaster in] New Orleans was sort of obvious to a lot of the experts?MCCLELLAN: As I have indicated, this is not a time for politics. This
is a time for the nation to come together for those in the Gulf Coast
region and that’s where our focus is. This is not a time for finger-
pointing or politics. And I think the last thing that the people who
have been displaced or the people who have been affected need is
people seeking partisan gain in Washington. So if that’s what you’re
talking about, that’s one thing. Now, if you’re talking about
specific areas, I would be glad to talk about some of those, if
that’s what you want.REPORTER: I’m talking about policy
REPORTER: One project, for instance, is the one where people felt
they needed $60 million in the current ‘06 fiscal year, and they were
given $10 million. Those types of projects. And a lot —MCCLELLAN: Which project is this?
REPORTER: Southeast Louisiana Flood Control.