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Rockey vaccarella meets president bush
Rockey Vaccarella is a resident of St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana and a Hurricane Katrina survivor/activist. He attracted international attention in August 2006 for driving his Federal Emergency Management Agency trailer to the White House to thank President George W. Bush for the mobile homes provided to Katrina victims by the federal government. He is also a former GOP candidate for city council in St. Bernard Parish.
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- Rockey vaccarella meets president bush
- Ben marble and rockey vaccarella debate katrina response
- Bush press conference with Vaccarella
- Political response
- References
Ben marble and rockey vaccarella debate katrina response
Bush press conference with Vaccarella
President Bush and Vaccarella met together in a White House press conference on August 23, 2006. Bush began by introducing Vaccarella:
Vaccarella thanked the President for his efforts in aiding Katrina victims:
Political response
Democratic Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi called the press conference a "public relations blitz that the survivors of Katrina [could] ill afford."