April 25, 2008
Posted: 09:21 AM ET
From CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney
McCain traveled to New Orleans Friday.
(CNN) — On the heels of John McCain's visit to New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward, Hillary Clinton said Thursday night she has a better record of fighting to rebuild the Hurricane-ravaged region. "The difference between Senator McCain and myself is that I have a long record of fighting to rebuild the Gulf and to help the citizens who live along the Gulf who were left to their own devices by their government," Clinton said at an Indiana event. "In fact, Senator McCain said he might want to tear down the ninth ward instead of rebuilding it, but I went to the ninth ward after Katrina and met with people there and saw the destruction and I saw the resilience in their eyes and they deserve our help to rebuild and regain their lives and their homes." Clinton appears to be referring to comments McCain made Monday on board his campaign bus: "That is why we need to go back — to have a conversation about what to do — rebuild it, tear it down — you know -whatever it is," he said then. But speaking in New Orleans Thursday night, McCain seemed to rule out the possibility of tearing down the area. "There may be some who wonder from afar: Why even bother rebuilding parts of what was lost in Katrina? But the people who live there in the Ninth Ward don't feel that way. They are even hoping that life will be better than before," he said Filed under: Hillary Clinton John McCain |
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