Democrat Congressman William Jefferson uses National Guard for personal purposes.

While people were dying in the greater New Orleans area, Congressman William Jefferson (D-LA) utilized precious resources to make sure HE was taken care of.

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Amid Katrina Chaos, Congressman Used National Guard to Visit Home Two Heavy Trucks, Helicopter Were Involved in Lawmaker's Trip at Height of Crisis


Rep. William Jefferson visited his
New Orleans home after Hurricane
Katrina with the assistance of
National Guard troops.
(ABCNEWS.com)

By JAKE TAPPER

Sept. 13, 3005 — Amid the chaos and confusion that engulfed New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina struck, a congressman used National Guard troops to check on his property and rescue his personal belongings — even while New Orleans residents were trying to get rescued from rooftops, ABC News has learned.

On Sept. 2 — five days after Katrina hit the Gulf Coast — Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., who represents New Orleans and is a senior member of the powerful Ways and Means Committee, was allowed through the military blockades set up around the city to reach the Superdome, where thousands of evacuees had been taken.

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