We will now use competitive strategies everywhere possible placing priority on the use of local and small disadvantaged businesses as we move into the long-term recovery phase.

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This is not going to be easy folks, it's not going to be fast. Recovery is a slow, methodical process.

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This has to be a partnership, because ultimately the communities are entitled to take responsibility and empower themselves.

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FEMA is going to be here. We are going to make sure that you get taken care of.

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I don't think anyone in the Gulf Coast is out of harm's way.

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We've been doing surveillance of the refineries. So far what we see is minimal damage and we hope that holds, but we'll continue monitoring that to make sure that we can get those refineries back on line as quickly as possible.

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The Assistance to Firefighters grants represent a major effort by the federal government to ensure that the nation's firefighters continue to have the basic capability they require to do their jobs, improve safety and save lives.

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We're going to get people out of the shelters. We're going to move on and get them the help they need.

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Katrina is the largest flood disaster in our nation's history, and it requires us to take a new look at how we process flood insurance claims. Our mutual goal is to get families into the recovery process as quickly as possible.

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