In a recent article in National Journal, CNP President Stephen Flynn gives a speech urging the government to assist Gulf Coast residences in recovering from Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil spill.
President Obama should immediately appoint a senior official to work with disaster relief organizations in the Gulf Coast, while oil giant BP should give those organizations an infusion of cash to help them continue providing services, according to a report released today by the Center for National Policy.
Marking the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina ravaging the Gulf Coast, the report warns that gulf communities are facing major uncertainty in how to handle another severe storm while still recovering from the BP oil spill.
"The bottom line here from people we talked to is they don't have confidence in BP, they don't have confidence in the federal government," Stephen Flynn, president of the Center for National Policy, said today while speaking on a panel about the 21-page report, which was compiled by a delegation of nonprofit leaders and former government officials who visited the area Aug. 8-11.
[/boxed_content] [/spb_column] [spb_column width="1/6" el_position="last"] [/spb_column] [spb_text_block pb_margin_bottom="no" pb_border_bottom="no" width="1/1" el_position="first last"]View the entire article at National Journal.
[/spb_text_block]
