Some of Foxx's "Accountability"

Statistics compiled by the Institute for Southern Studies in Durham, N.C.:

Amount of aid President Bush immediately requested after hurricanes hit Florida in September 2004: $12 billion.

Number of hours after Hurricane Charley made landfall in Florida that Bush authorized federal assistance: 1.

Date in September that a FEMA consultant wrote a memo suggesting steps to ensure the Florida hurricanes not become a "liability" for the president's re-election: 2

Days after the memo that FEMA announced the pre-storm deployment of "a powerful list of disaster response personnel, equipment and supplies" in Florida for Hurricane Frances, including 100 truckloads of ice and water: 2

Amount of Florida hurricane aid that government investigators later concluded was "questionable," including housing disbursements to families that had not asked for it: $31 million.

Number of hours after Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast that FEMA authorized dispatching employees to the region: 5.

Number of days they were allowed to take before arriving there: 2.

Number of days after Hurricane Katrina struck that the administration was "still assessing" amount of aid to request: 4.

Amount that the administration requested for Hurricane Katrina, the worst in history, after four days: $10 billion.