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Mayor Mitch Landrieu endorses Democratic approach to reducing federal deficit
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Aug 01, 2011 09:44am |
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| Category | General |
| Author | Michelle Krupa, The Times-Picayune The Times-Picayune |
| Media | Newspaper - New Orleans Times-Picayune |
| News Date | Monday, August 1, 2011 03:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | As President Barack Obama went head to head this week with Republican lawmakers over how to raise the federal debt ceiling, Mayor Mitch Landrieu issued a statement saying that an effort to reduce the federal deficit could hurt New Orleans if Congress adopts the GOP's preferred "cuts-only approach."
"It could mean less funding for infrastructure and recovery projects, less (block grant) funding for recreation and blight-fighting initiatives, less money for important federal initiatives like dredging the Mississippi River and coastal restoration, and less funding for public safety programs like COPS," Landrieu said in a prepared statement. "This type of approach could have catastrophic effects on cities like New Orleans."
A dyed-in-the-wool Democrat whose sister, Mary Landrieu, is one of just two Democrats in Louisiana's nine-member congressional delegation, Mitch Landrieu didn't weigh in on the specifics of the various proposals offered by either party. But he gave a decisive nod to any option proffered by his party's leader.
"President Obama continues to reiterate his commitment to New Orleans, and I am sure that his plans to reduce the deficit while increasing government efficiency will help spur the revitalization of our economy and quality of life," Landrieu said. |
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