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Week Ending Friday, September 19, 2008
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Remarks on Hurricane Ike Recovery Efforts,
September 13, 2008
Good morning. I just finished a video conference with Secretary Chertoff, Director Paulison, and other people about Hurricane Ike.
Obviously, this is a huge storm that is causing a lot of damage not only in Texas but also in parts of Louisiana. The storm has yet to pass, and I know there are people concerned about their lives. Some people didn’t evacuate when asked, and I’ve been briefed on the rescue teams there in the area. They’re prepared to move as soon as weather conditions permit. Obviously, people on the ground there are sensitive to helping people and are fully prepared to do so.
Secondly, I’ve asked Secretary Chertoff to go down as soon as weather conditions permit. I suspect he’ll be able to get down to Texas this afternoon and will be in the gulf coast region, hopefully, within a reasonable period of time to help the State of Texas officials, as well as local officials, begin the recovery effort. There’s going to be a need for Federal, State, and local coordination as this storm moves through east Texas.
Obviously, there will be concerns about electricity. We’ve got generators in place, generators moving into the area to help. They’ll be concerned about water and ice. They’ll be concerned about energy, and I’m concerned about energy.
This administration has moved quickly. Last night, we suspended EPA waivers on certain reformulated gasolines, which will make it easier for imports from abroad to make it into our markets. In the meantime, the Department of Energy, the Federal Trade Commission, and I know State authorities will be monitoring gasoline prices to make sure consumers are not being gouged; make sure consumers are being treated fairly.
As this massive storm moves through the gulf coast, people of that area can be rest assured that the American people will be praying for them and will be ready to help once the storm moves on.
Note: The President spoke at 8:39 a.m. on the South Lawn at the White House. The Office of the Press Secretary also released a Spanish language transcript of these remarks.
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Chicago: George W. Bush, "Remarks on Hurricane Ike Recovery Efforts, September 13, 2008," Week Ending Friday, September 19, 2008 in United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, September 19, 2008 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2008), 44:1207 Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=THBN565GWY1VQPZ.
MLA: Bush, George W. "Remarks on Hurricane Ike Recovery Efforts, September 13, 2008." Week Ending Friday, September 19, 2008, in United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, September 19, 2008 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2008), 44:1207, Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=THBN565GWY1VQPZ.
Harvard: Bush, GW, 'Remarks on Hurricane Ike Recovery Efforts, September 13, 2008' in Week Ending Friday, September 19, 2008. cited in , United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, September 19, 2008 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2008), 44:1207. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=THBN565GWY1VQPZ.
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