Bush: $10B Aid Is 'Down Payment'  813103--President Bush, facing
blistering criticism for his administration's response to
Hurricane Katrina, said Friday, Sept. 2, 2005, "the results are
not acceptable" and pledged to bolster relief efforts with a
personal trip to the Gulf Coast. Bush made the statement as he
left the White House for a tour of the hurricane ravaged area.
AP  Facing sharp criticism, President George W. Bush signed the
$10.5 billion aid pacakge approved by Congress. Mr. Bush toured
the hurricane-battered Gulf Coast on Friday and vowed the
government will restore order in lawless New Orleans. He said
the $10.5 billion was just a small down payment for disaster
relief.  Asked how the richest country on Earth could not meet
the needs of its people, Bush said "I am satisfied with the
response. I am not satisfied with all the results."  The bill
authorizing $10.5 billion in aid passed the House by voice vote
Friday. The Senate approved it Thursday evening. President Bush
is to sign the measure into