FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
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The White House - Office of the Press Secretary
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President's Remarks to Press Pool in Beaumont, Texas |
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Southeast Texas Regional Airport
Beaumont, Texas
10:58 A.M. CDT
THE
PRESIDENT: I just met with local county judges and mayors, along with the
Governor. Obviously this area is hurt. The Governor knows that. I saw it
firsthand how it's hurt. We've got some priorities that we're in the process of
working together to achieve. The first is food and water. The second is
electricity and generators moving this way, there's a rational plan to
distribute the generators. Thirdly, there's fuel. We fully understand that it's
hard to maintain order if you don't have fuel for your cars and first
responders.
And I appreciate the planning that the Governor put into this. The
state of Texas is -- took precautions before the storm hit and is now
responding. And our job is to work with the state. I have the top people here
with me, the Coast Guard Admiral, who is in charge of the federal response. I
had the head of FEMA with me, and I had a three-star Army general here, all of
them here to help make sure these people can get their lives back together.
Again, the Governor has got a plan to make sure people don't come back too
early. He's listening to the local judges and the mayors. Obviously, we want
people to come home as quickly as possible. We want them to be able to do so in
an orderly way. And when they get home, they find that there's a -- you know, as
best as possible, power and water.
END 11:01 A.M. CDT
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