and killed all those people. They knew the bridge was dangerous. There are hundreds more as dangerous in the US. Our goverment stinks!
Excerpt from news:
while the federal transportation secretary offered $50 million to help with recovery and rebuilding.
During her visit, Secretary Mary Peters stood near a fallen section of the bridge cluttered by wrecked cars as she announced the latest emergency aid. The funds are an advance on $250 million approved by Congress but not yet appropriated.
The money comes on top of $5 million in federal emergency aid pledged right after the Aug. 1 bridge collapse and $5 million to help the public transit system handle the loss of the heavily traveled span.
The secretary later stopped by a bus garage to promise another $5 million for transit. Transit officials have added express bus routes since the collapse and said the federal money will help cover the costs.
2007-08-10 16:33:52 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Current Events
Government tends to be a RE-active Body, NOT a Pro-active one. Had our Government been proactive- maybe the World Trade Center towers would still be standing; New Orleans would still be in one piece; and Iraq wouldn't be in the Headlines every day... :)
2007-08-10 17:19:47 · answer #1 · answered by Joseph, II 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No its not the war!! Getreal already and quite blaming lack of funds on the war.
The real reason is found in the Congress which likes to fund all these perks for their district. Murtha didn't need to have millions pumped into his district, and don't even get started on what Byrd has pumped into West Virginia because you won't come to the end. Cut out the pork and we would have enough funds to rebuild the bridges
2007-08-11 03:41:37 · answer #2 · answered by John H 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
They're more concerned about pumping billions of dollars into their war and rebuilding Iraq. Who cares about our own country? Hey, there's oil at stake. They will rebuild Iraq before any of the areas damaged by Katrina. It's sad.
2007-08-11 02:40:21 · answer #3 · answered by DawnDavenport 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The money always will be funneled for useless things like a nine hundred million dallor stadium and other worthless projects and then cry there is no money for roads, water, sewer and public tranportation..
2007-08-11 00:20:33 · answer #4 · answered by xyz 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The Federal funds were being used in Iraq to build bridges.
2007-08-10 23:56:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
They were given some $23 million for road repair, instead they decided that bike paths were more important.
2007-08-10 23:40:37 · answer #6 · answered by rcoli 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Ask Congress they are the ones that submit bills and vote on them.
2007-08-12 05:52:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wars are expensive
2007-08-11 00:56:30 · answer #8 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋