fighting bureaucracy, one bureaucratic red tape measure at a time:
Nearly nine months after the earthquake, more than a million Haitians still live on the streets between piles of rubble. One reason: Not a cent of the $1.15 billion the U.S. promised for rebuilding has arrived. ... One senator has held up a key authorization bill because of a $5 million provision he says will be wasteful. ... Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK)...
“He is holding the bill because it includes an unnecessary senior Haiti coordinator when we already have one” in U.S. Ambassador Kenneth Merten, Coburn spokeswoman Becky Bernhardt said.
The bill proposes a new coordinator in Washington who would not oversee U.S. aid but would work with the USAID administrator in Washington to develop a rebuilding strategy. The position would cost $1 million a year for five years, including salaries and expenses for a staff of up to seven people.
:: posted by buermann @ 2010-09-29 10:25:07 CST |
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