OMB Watch - Congress Remains Out of Step with Public in Hurricane Relief Efforts

OMB Watch - Congress Remains Out of Step with Public in Hurricane Relief Efforts: "Congress Remains Out of Step with Public in Hurricane Relief Efforts

It has been two months since Hurricane Katrina hit and one month since Rita made landfall on the already-ravaged Gulf Coast, yet reverberations continue to be felt not only in Washington, but throughout the country. Congress was forced to reshuffle the legislative calendar to address the immediate needs of the relief effort, postponing consideration of the reconciliation bills and a vote on repealing the estate tax, dropping Social Security reform legislation, and passing a stark continuing resolution to fund government services past the end of the fiscal year and allow for more time to pass the annual appropriations bills. Outside of Washington though, a larger reshuffling is occurring as the vast majority of Americans no longer believe the country is on the right track and are turning to government to help redress some of the startling inequalities witnessed in the wake of the hurricanes."