FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, September 05, 2005
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The White House - Office of the Press Secretary
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President Thanks Workers at the Emergency Operations Center |
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Emergency Operations Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1:05 P.M. CDT
THE PRESIDENT: First of all, thanks for doing your duty. You face one of the
greatest challenges our country has ever faced. As a result of your compassion,
your hard work, your dedication, a lot of people's lives were saved, and I want
to thank you for that. I hope that makes you feel good to know that you helped
save life.
We've got a lot of work to do. I told the Governor and the senators and the
Congress people, I said, you know, if it's not right, we're going to fix it, and
if it is right, we're going to keep doing it. And this is just the beginning of
a huge effort to -- and we're going to continue to save life. But you've got to
know that lives are still being saved as we speak because thousands of people
are taking in these displaced souls in their homes and churches and synagogues
and mosques and providing love and compassion and food.
This is -- this is one of these disasters that will test our soul and test
our spirit. And -- but we're going to show the world, once again, that not only
we will survive, but that we will be stronger and better for it when it's all
said and done, that amidst this darkness, there is light. And I want to thank
you all for providing light, immediate light to people who needed help. You make
your state and your local governments and your country proud.
God bless you and your families. May God bless the victims, and may God
continue to bless our country. Thank you. (Applause.)
END 1:07 P.M. CDT
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