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| Obama Visits Hurricane Ravaged Paterson, NJ |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 09/05/11 1:42 pm | updated: 09/05/11 1:42 pm |
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President Obama this week stood on a bridge overlooking the rain-swollen and fast-rushing Passaic River in Paterson, New Jersey, and said the federal government would work to rebuild towns recovering from Hurricane Irene's wrath.
The Passaic had washed over the bridge, flooded the downtown and forced hundreds to evacuate cresting at a record 14 feet, twice its flood stage, depositing debris and muddy water stains on buildings and homes across Paterson.
Obama pledged to people all along the Atlantic Coast who were affected by Irene that he won't allow "Washington politics" to get in the way of bringing federal help.
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Quotes from President Obama:
"You know, it could have been worse. But we should not underestimate the heartache that's going through a lot of these communities, affecting a lot of families."
"Everybody's going to be working hard to help you recover," Obama told one woman as he put his hand on her shoulder.
"The entire country is behind you."
"We are going to make sure that we provide all the resources that's necessary in order to help these communities rebuild."
"When one part of the country gets affected, whether it's a tornado in Joplin, Mo., or a hurricane that affects the Eastern Seaboard, then we come together as one country and make sure that everybody gets the help that they need."
As a result of Irene, he has signed emergency declarations for Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.
The White House told Congress on Thursday that the federal government will need more than $5 billion in additional disaster-relief money - and that does not include the billions more expected to cover recovery from Irene.
The Obama administration says that under the terms of August's budget deal, Congress can provide more than $11 billion in disaster aid in fiscal 2012 without finding offsetting budget cuts, as demanded by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R., Va.) and other Republicans.
Before Thursday, Obama had requested just $1.8 billion for the government's main disaster-relief account. Some lawmakers complained that billions more were needed to help states rebuild from a string of hurricanes, floods, and tornadoes this year.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has less than $800 million in its disaster-relief fund to pay for help for Irene victims through September, and the agency is putting new rebuilding projects on hold.
There seems to be little hope that the FEMA bill and the money to replenish disaster accounts will be enacted by the Oct. 1 deadline.
Yet Obama said he wanted to "make very clear we are to meet our federal obligation."
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