Frances Townsend Response Quotations

It was the president who acknowledged the response to Hurricane Katrina was insufficient, and it was the president who first sought the lessons learned.

In response to Hurricane Katrina, the National Response Plan came up short. We need to rewrite the NRP so it is workable and so it is clear.

As you know, President Bush was highly engaged in the preparation and response effort, beginning when Katrina was a tropical storm off the coast of Florida.