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TUCKER, JINDAL SHOULD HOLD BUSH ACCOUNTABLE

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TUCKER, JINDAL SHOULD HOLD BUSH ACCOUNTABLE

Republican Party Blame Game Again Hampers Recovery Efforts

BATON ROUGE – Louisiana Republicans continue to lay blame at the feet of Gov. Kathleen Blanco for over promising and under committing funds for the Road Home Program when it is Bush who has reneged his commitment to the state’s recovery, according to Louisiana Democratic Party Chairman Chris Whittington.

Rep. Jim Tucker, who consistently fought Gov. Blanco’s spending efforts during the December Special Session, is now taking his cue from Bobby Jindal in trying to earmark $1.2 billion of the state’s surplus to augment the recovery program’s funding. Jindal, who has remained tight-lipped for months about the Road Home program, or for that matter any SPECIFIC issue regarding Louisiana’s rebuilding efforts, has once again attempted to stir discontent for the governor in order to sway voters, according to Whittington.

“While both Tucker and Jindal essentially blame Gov. Blanco for under funding the Road Home Program, they seem to forget that Bush stood in Jackson Square in the days after Katrina swearing ‘We Will Do What It Takes’ to see Louisiana and the Gulf Coast recovery,” said Whittington.

“This is the same man who flew in Air Force One over the engulfed streets of New Orleans like some awestruck sight-seer rather than land his plane and immediately respond to the desperate needs of the people of Louisiana,” Whittington said. “Both Tucker and Jindal’s voting records prove they would rather remain loyal to their fellow Republicans at any cost than help their constituents, even if it means bucking the party line.”

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