>Before Katrina struck, the House and Senate were at loggerheads over an energy and water spending plan for the fiscal year that begins in October, with the Senate hoping to spend $700 million more than the House on water projects, including $27 million more on flood control in southeastern Louisiana and $20 million more on Louisiana coastal protection. House Appropriations Committee spokesman John Scofield said the committee has received no instructions to budge: "We are committed to living within our budget."<
from: Bush to Probe Storm Response Official Washington Works on Hurricane Recovery Efforts By Jonathan Weisman and Michael A. Fletcher Washington Post Staff Writers Wednesday, September 7, 2005; Page A18 [Pearl Harbor Day, to GWH Bush] -- Jim Devine "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante.
