Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/anniversary-raises-questions-about-aid-to-katrina-survivors Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Transcript President Bush marked the one year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans Tuesday with a speech where he admitted problems in the federal response to the disaster and pledged more funds for rebuilding efforts. Read the Full Transcript Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors. RAY SUAREZ: A closer look now at where the money is and what it takes to get it. Paul Singer of the National Journal has been tracking the Katrina money trail for several months. He's also repeatedly visited the region since the storm.And, Paul, one commonplace of the coverage over the last several days has been elected and appointed officials noting with pride how much their level of government has made available for Katrina recovery. And people down at street level saying, "I've been waiting months, I've been waiting weeks, I've been waiting a year for this check, that bit of help, this bit of aid."What happens between that legislative chamber and that block where the checks aren't being received? PAUL SINGER, National Journal: Well, the first thing that happens is process, government process. Money is approved, but it has to be approved through some agency. The agency has to get it and has to process the money and decide who is eligible.That process requires inspections and people to go in and make sure that you are actually the eligible person, and then it has to be distributed to you. There's all kinds of layers of — for want of a better word — red tape, that stands between you, whether you're a mayor of a town or a citizen, and the millions or billions of dollars that have been promised to you.