As Edwards Kicks-Off Road To One America Tour, Senator Announces 3-Point Plan To Rebuild New Orleans

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As Edwards Kicks-Off Road To One America Tour, Senator Announces Three-Point Plan To Rebuild New Orleans
Jul 15, 2007 3:03 PM

New Orleans, Louisiana – Today, Senator John Edwards will visit New Orleans and take a walking tour of the Lower Ninth Ward, where he will announce his three-point plan to rebuild New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Edwards is in New Orleans to kick off his three-day, eight-state "Road to One America" tour to shine a bright spotlight on the issue of poverty in America.

"We are not the country of the Superdome in New Orleans after Katrina," said Edwards. "We can do better. We have a moral responsibility to get New Orleans back on its feet."

Edwards' plan to rebuild New Orleans is based on: (1) rebuilding infrastructure – housing, schools, and hospitals – that is built to last so that people have something to come back to, (2) creating jobs to bring them back, (3) making the city safe from storms – with levees that can withstand another Katrina, and strengthening public safety to keep residents safe from crime.

Edwards continues to draw attention to the struggles in New Orleans and help with rebuilding efforts. He announced his candidacy for president in New Orleans this past December and in the spring of 2006, he brought 700 college students to Louisiana to help with rebuilding efforts.

The rebuilding of infrastructure in New Orleans is stalled. The city needs new hospitals, clinics, schools and roads. Today, Edwards will call for building a new Veterans' hospital downtown. Edwards will also call on the VA to stop delaying site selection and choose downtown New Orleans, and then fast-track the design process so construction can begin. He will also propose building a 21st century infrastructure, integrating new housing, and preserving livable housing.

Edwards believes we need to create good jobs in New Orleans. He will propose hiring 50,000 Gulf Coast residents to fill stepping stone jobs dedicated to rebuilding infrastructure that will help local and returning residents gain skills and experience. He will also protect workers from contractor exploitation.

Finally, Edwards believes we need to protect the city and the region from weather and crime. As president, Edwards will do whatever is necessary to ensure that Katrina never happens again, including building stronger levees and restoring coastal wetlands. Following Katrina, New Orleans has experienced an epidemic in violence. Edwards will strengthen public safety to end the epidemic of crime and violence.

For more information on Edwards' plan to get New Orleans back on its feet, please click here for the fact sheet: Building One America Starts in New Orleans: http://johnedwards.com/issues/new-orleans/.

Transformational Change For America And The World - JOHN EDWARDS for PRESIDENT 2008

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A true revolution of values

"I'm proposing we set a national goal of eliminating poverty in the next 30 years." - JOHN EDWARDS 08

Building One America Starts in New Orleans - JOHN EDWARDS 08

Silence is Betrayal - JOHN EDWARDS 08

Moral Leadership - JOHN EDWARDS 08

Ending Poverty in America - edited by Senator John Edwards

[waiting for hope]

1. This is the best place to start -

If anyone is going to help New Orleans, it will be Edwards!

GO, Johnny, GO!

[be inspired]

2. I love his plans.

He's proposing plans to help others, and ones he cannot possibly benefit by. He's even willing to raise his own taxes, and those of other wealthy people, to solve the problem of poverty. Truly a generous spirit.

[zazzle]

3. How many OTHER millionaire candidates

are speaking out about poverty and the working poor?? chirp!

[madrchsod]

4. best plan out there

to bad he won`t be the one to take the credit. he`s got a snowballs chance in new orleans to win the primary...

[machka]

10. in that case

it makes me wonder which of the other candidates would take up Edwards' mantle.

ponder, ponder, ponder.... :shrug:

[madrchsod]

12. probably obama

[Blackhatjack]

5. This is exactly the plan that the Govt should implemented right after Katrina hit...

It is clear that the Bush Admin had no real concern for the citizens in NO.

Edwards is out front again with specifics for attacking a national tragedy.

Every American should feel shame that out Govt has abandoned NO in their time of need, and has failed to secure the City from yet another strike by malfunctioning pumps and substandard levee work.

[zazzle]

6. In the richest nation on earth, Edwards is the ONLY millionaire candidate making poverty an issue

[Sapphire Blue]

8. Welcome to DU, zazzle!

[stevedeshazer]

7. I like it -- I'm a Kucinich supporter, but Edwards impresses me

The abandonment of New Orleans should be a source of national shame.

Sadly, it's become a metaphor for the Republican view of the world -- the world is better off without all those un-white people; let's build casinos, and fuck all those horrible scary Negroes in NOLA. They're just all on welfare and breeding, right?

After all, they were so much better off in the Houston Astrodome, where the likes of Barbara Fucking Bush can proclaim her Amerikan Royalty.

I frankly don't see either Clinton or Obama campaigning to end poverty. I don't hear either of them proposing doing anything about the debacle that is New Orleans post-Katrina.

Edwards is out in front of this one, and I give him credit for it.

[rndmprsn]

9. edwards impresses me more and more

he has the most detailed, planned and thought out progressive agenda of the candidates save kucinich.

[RB TexLa]

11. I wouldn't hold my breath for implementation of anything to help Louisiana

from America no matter who is elected.

[hfojvt]

13. I wish it could be the other way around

that something would be done to help NO, no matter who is elected.

I guess I should promote Edwards more.

[KAT119]

14. Edwards was attendee at Bilderberg Group secret meeting in Europe.

Bilderbergers chose Edwards to be Kerry's running mate. They are responsible for global decisions e.g raising price of oil...they are the movers and shakers in total secret....