Saturday, March 17, 2007

Hillary Clinton Praises Houston for Taking in Refugees from Katrina Disaster

Clinton Praises Houston for Katrina Aid

By RASHA MADKOUR
The Associated Press
Saturday, March 17, 2007; 8:28 PM

HOUSTON -- Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton praised residents of Houston on Saturday for their help in responding to Hurricane Katrina and said that if elected she would lead a more competent government than the Bush administration.

"We have to have leadership again that asks us to step up and show the world who Americans are and what we can do," Clinton said during her first visit to Texas since announcing her candidacy. She met with supporters at a breakfast before speaking at the Wesley African Methodist Episcopal Church.


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