Scott McClellan
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McClellan Scott McClellan
Scott McClellan, the White House press secretary, said Friday morning while the hearing was under way that the administration already knew the city was being flooded. Regardless of the call from Mr. Brown, there were conflicting reports about whether a levee had been breached, Mr. McClellan said. he also said that the top priority at that time was on saving lives; it was on search and rescue operations.