FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Saturday, September 24, 2005
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The White House - Office of the Press Secretary
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President Arrives in San Antonio, Briefed on Hurricane Rita |
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Randolph Air Force Base
San Antonio, Texas
4:26 P.M. CDT
THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Mayor, thanks, and the Judge. It's good to see you all,
thanks. It's good to be back in San Antonio.
The country and the world has seen the great compassion of the Texas people
after Hurricane Katrina. Over 300,000 people moved east to west, and they found
home here in Texas. And the city of San Antonio, Mr. Mayor, and Judge, was --
really rose up with great compassion. And I cannot thank you enough, and the
people of this city enough, for providing safe haven for people whose lives were
turned upside down by this terrific storm. And it made me so proud to be from
the state of Texas, to see the Texans rise to the occasion.
Again, I want to thank you, Mayor, and thank all the --
MAYOR HARDBERGER: Thank you, Mr. President.
THE PRESIDENT: -- houses of worship and community groups and individuals who
love their neighbor like they'd like to be loved themselves.
We're now dealing with another storm, and the state of Texas is prepared for
and is now responding to the storm that's affecting East Texas. I briefed today
up in Colorado about the federal government's response to the storm, and then
went to Austin to be briefed by the state officials, to make sure that we're
working in concert with the state. And then tomorrow morning General Clark is
going to come over and brief me once again about how the federal government is
helping the state of Texas and Louisiana recover.
But at any rate, it's good to be back here. I'm proud of my fellow Texans,
and I'm proud of the people of the San Antonio.
MAYOR HARDBERGER: Well, we're mighty glad to have you here, Mr. President.
Thank you for being with us.
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Thank you all.
END 4:28 P.M. CDT
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