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NEW YORK Accompanying her husband, former President George H.W.Bush,
on a tour of hurricane relief centers in Houston, Barbara Bush said today, referring
to the poor who had lost everything back home and evacuated, "This is working
very well for them."
The former First Lady's remarks were aired this
evening on American Public Media's "Marketplace"
program.
She was part of a group in Houston today at the
Astrodome that included her husband and former
President Bill Clinton, who were chosen by her son,
the current president, to head fundraising efforts for
the recovery. Sen. Hilary Clinton and Sen. Barack
Obama were also present.
In a segment at the top of the show on the surge of
evacuees to the Texas city, Barbara Bush said: "Almost
everyone I’ve talked to says we're going to move to
Houston."
Then she added: "What I’m hearing which is sort of
scary is they all want to stay in Texas. Everyone is
so overwhelmed by the hospitality.
"And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged
anyway, so this--this (she chuckles slightly) is working very well for them."
