President Biden Issues Remarks in Briefing on Hurricane Ida
August 31, 2021
August 31, 2021
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Aug. 30, 2021, in a briefing on Hurricane Ida:
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THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. We're waiting for a few more people to get on, but we're going to get started if that's okay with you all. And thanks for joining me. I'm here -- the FEMA Director is on. FEMA Director Criswell -- she's on. And I'm here with my senior advisor and boy who knows Louisiana very, v . . .
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THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. We're waiting for a few more people to get on, but we're going to get started if that's okay with you all. And thanks for joining me. I'm here -- the FEMA Director is on. FEMA Director Criswell -- she's on. And I'm here with my senior advisor and boy who knows Louisiana very, v . . .