SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE ON KATRINA RELIEF
Texas Governor Rick Perry testifies before a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on the presidents request for additional Gulf Coast aid in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and Rita, in Washington on March 7, 2006. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)
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