Take Action: Demand EPA Honesty on Environmental Aftermath from Hurricane Katrina

Wednesday, November 16, 2005

Help Get Katrina Contracts Online!

Join liberal and conservative groups in asking President Bush to put Katrina contracts online! Groups can add their name to our sign-on letter by emailing us.

Congress has put $62.3 billion into Hurricane Katrina relief, with billions more expected in help for Gulf Coast recovery efforts. With the federal government spending so much so quickly, opportunities for waste and fraud abound. To help find and stop misuse of taxpayer dollars, Congress, reporters, and the public must be informed of how the dollars are spent.

We call on President Bush to post on the Internet copies of every contract, requisition, task/delivery order, agreement or other authorization for spending on Hurricane Katrina relief and reconstruction as soon as contracts are signed, checks are approved or money is disbursed. For such spending that has already occurred, we urge President Bush to direct agencies to put such information online as soon as possible.

Posted by Emily Feldman