[Dialogue] We need your help with Congress

[cjfnola@bellsouth.net]

Thanks for doing this Carlos.
It was great to see you at the conference.
Take Care and Hi to Kathryn.
Carol
> 
> From: "Carlos R. Zervigon" <carlos at zervigon.com>
> Date: 2005/12/05 Mon AM 10:54:59 EST
> To: "'Colleague Dialogue'" <Dialogue at wedgeblade.net>
> Subject: Re: [Dialogue] We need your help with Congress
> 
> Dear Colleagues
> 
> In the few days after the collapse of levees following Hurricane Katrina,
> this list had many messages about the situation in the middle Gulf Coast.
> There has been very little if anything recently. This is not my attempt at
> guilt tripping but only pointing out that even among the most sensitive and
> socially responsible people on the planet time eclipses attention spans. The
> media moves on quickly. Thankfully CNN has maintained a presence here but
> even they as is normal are responding more to the new hot buttons. The
> conversations in the Wedgeblade Dialogue, of late, have covered many serious
> global issues and I for one am glad that we continue to want to proactively
> influence the course of history. However, with an administration that finds
> every excuse to cut spending and the with the competition for remaining
> federal dollars, the willingness of Congress to do what it takes for our
> region is at best weak. If those of you in or from the US could periodically
> contact all of your state's congressional delegations urging that New
> Orleans and the surrounding area not be forgotten, I do believe it would
> help.
> 
> Thanks in advance
> 
> Carlos R. Zervigon, PMP
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