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“The bottom line is there [are] a lot of reasons why things didn't occur out there, and FEMA is a big name so we get a lot of the blame.”
James McIntyre
“We are going with the vendors' commitments and we'll hold them to that. They told us they could deliver 500 a day and they are meeting that goal, and as long as that happens we'll be OK.”
“must have had access to trailers.”
“Don't cry for me, I've made some money, but for whatever reason they didn't buy as much locally as they could,”
“If someone can identify a site where they can host a couple of families and the infrastructure is available or would be quickly available, yes, we will consider that.”
“It's the largest trailer park we've built in Louisiana.”
“People without jobs have to go through the standard housing process.”
“That loss will never be replaced.”
“[Critics say Carnival deserves to be treated no differently than a hotel housing relief workers under a FEMA contract.] Carnival should be contributing to the relief effort just like all other taxpayers are, ... Why should they be singled out for special treatment, just because they've been so good at tax avoidance in the past?”
“largely due to the fact that we didn't get approval from local officials.”
