"Four years after the storm, I have come back to your city to tell you that you are not alone in this work… The failure of government to respond to that storm raised fundamental questions about social justice in America." — President Barack Obama, remarks in New Orleans, October 15, 2009
The "failure of government" Obama referenced most directly criticized which agency's 2005 response?
- Acheck_circle
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- B
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
- C
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
- D
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Explanation
FEMA, then headed by Michael Brown, became the focus of bipartisan criticism for slow logistics and poor coordination during and after Katrina's landfall.