○  BushsspeechbeforetheKatrinaanniversary  ○

theleoofkatrina,wewoulddowhatittakes,andwewouldstayaslongasittakes,tohelpourbrothersandsistersbuildanewgulfcoastwhereeverycitizenfeelspartofthegreatpromi

seofamerica.

thatwasthesamepledgeirepeatedtorockeyduringhisvisittothewhitehouse.thispledgemeantstrongerleveesandrebuilthomesandnewinfrastructure.italsomeasafestreetsandneighborhoodsfilledwithlocallyownedbusinees,andmoreoortunitiesforeveryone.

nextweek,lauraandiwillreturntomiiiiandneworleatomeetwithlocalcitizeandofficials,andreviewtheprogrewehavemade.thefederalgovernmenthasconductedathoroughreviewofitsreoetonaturaldisasters,andwe''remakingreformsthatwillimproveourreoetofutureemergencies.withhelpfromcongre,wehavecommitted$110billiontotherecoveryeffort,andweareplayingavitalroleinhelpingpeoplecleardebris,repairandrebuildtheirhomes,reopentheirbusineesandschools,andputtheirlivesbacktogether.

thefederalgovernmentwillcontinuetodoitspart--yetare-borngulfcoastmustreflecttheneeds,thevision,andtheairatioofthepeopleofmiiiiandlouisiana.andtheirstateandlocalofficialshaveareoibilitytohelpsetprioritiesandmaketoughdecisio,sopeoplecanplantheirfutureswithconfidence.

oneyearafterthestorms,thegulfcoastcontinuesdownthelongroadtorecovery.inmiiiiandlouisiana,wecanseemanyencouragingsigofrecoveryandrenewal,andmanyremindersthathardworkstillliesahead.thisworkwillrequirethesustainedcommitmentofourgovernment,thegenerosityandcompaionoftheamericanpeople,andthetalentandvisionofpeopledeterminedtorestoretheirhomes,neighborhoods,andcities.wewillstayuntilthejobisdone,andbyworkingtogether,wewillhelpourfellowcitizealongthegulfcoastwriteanewfutureofhope,justice,andoortunityforall.

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