Don't Play Politics With Hurricane VictimsValerie Keller and Martha Kegelbyline‚ Jun. 18‚ 2008EDITOR'S NOTE: The authors are co-chairs of the Louisiana Supportive Housing Coalition. Across Louisiana, political, business, religious and non-profit leaders urge Congress to not abandon the state's most vulnerable victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Thousands of disabled men and women are suffering, homeless and without support. The only thing that will prevent their ongoing misery, disease and death is 3,000 housing rent vouchers. It's so simple, so small by congressional standards, but it's been shuffled around for 2.5 years -- even though supportive housing has bipartisan support from Gov. Bobby Jindal, our congressional delegation and the White House. |