Senator Joe Manchin joined Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Governor Earl Ray Tomblin, Congressman Nick Rahall and National Guard officials for a briefing on storm damage in West Virginia.
Senator Manchin thanked local workers at the Office of Emergency Services in Nicholas County for their hard work and dedication as they worked around the clock to help West Virginians in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
Senator Manchin, Representative Rahall and Governor Tomblin talked to National Guard members and local officials in Nicholas County to see what could be done to assist West Virginians in need after the storm.
Senator Manchin was humbled and inspired to hear that the West Virginia National Guard worked around the clock to help West Virginians in need in Nicholas County.
From left to right: Governor Earl Ray Tomblin, Major General James Hoyer, Senator Joe Manchin and Representative Nick Rahall talked outside the Office of Emergency Services in Nicholas County.
Senator Manchin discussed with an aide what his office could do to help West Virginians in need in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in Nicholas County.
Senator Manchin joined Representative Rahall and Governor Tomblin in Fayette County to assess the needs of residents and businesses, making sure West Virginians are receiving needed federal resources to help recover from the storm's aftermath.
Senator Manchin and Governor Tomblin listened to General Hoyer and the National Guard members assess the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy in Nicholas County.