1. a) When did Haiti's earthquake occur?
b) How much of the concrete debris/rubble has been cleared since the earthquake occurred?

2. List the reason for the slow removal of the rubble.

3. How much has the U.S. spent so far to remove over 1 million cubic yards of rubble through our USAID and Defense Department?

4. a) What is the Interim Haiti Recovery Commission?
b) What has the Interim Haiti Recovery Commission done to remove rubble in Port-au-Prince thus far? Be specific.

5. a) Who is Leslie Voltaire?
b) Mr. Voltaire says there is enough heavy equipment for rubble removal and that what is needed is to appoint one person to be in charge of recovery.
Do you agree? Explain your answer.

6. Property owner Gregory Antoine, [who] said he paid a crew of 12 men $1,200 for three weeks of work also said "People want to work. If you get a good organization to put people to work and give them direction, things will get done. But right now, nothing is getting done." What do you think of Mr. Antoine's assertion?