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November 16, 2012

Obama Pledges to Aid Storm Recovery During Visit to Hard-Hit New York 
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President Obama paid a visit to New York City on Thursday to survey the
damage after Superstorm Sandy devastated the region two-and-a-half weeks
ago. Thousands still remain without power as the storm's death toll in
the United States and Canada has climbed to 128. Speaking in the
hard-hit borough of Staten Island, Obama pledged to help with both the
short and long-term recovery.

President Obama: "So there's a lot of short-term, immediate stuff that
has to be dealt with. And we are going to make sure that we stay here as
long as people need that immediate help. That's FEMA's primary task. And
we'll be coordinating closely with state and local governments to make
sure folks are getting the short-term help. But what we've also already
heard is that there's going to be some long-term rebuilding that's
required."

 

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