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Opposition Democrats said the panel will not be bipartisan because
Republicans will control selection of its 20 members, after consulting with the
minority. Republicans rejected this and a main Democrat complaint that
Republicans would control subpoenas, calling Democratic allegations part of a
political agenda.
Congressman Gene Taylor, who lost his Mississippi home in the hurricane, was
among Democrats urging creation of an independent commission modeled on the one
that investigated the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
He had this exchange with California Republican David Dreier.
TAYLOR: "Our nation works best when we work together, and a
September 11-type commission composed of whoever needs to be subpoenaed, is what
we need to do."
DREIER: "I think it is absolutely reprehensible to believe
that any member of this House, Democrat or Republican, would want to do anything
that would jeopardize the ability to find out exactly what happened
leading up
to hurricane Katrina and exactly what happened in the aftermath."
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