White House Issues Transcript of Briefing on Impact of Hurricane Ida
September 04, 2021
September 04, 2021
LAPLACE, Louisiana, Sept. 4 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a briefing by President Biden and local leaders on Sept. 3, 2021, on the impact of Hurricane Ida:
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MR. RICHMOND: Let me -- let me thank everybody for coming here. I'm sure he doesn't need any introduction, but I just want to say it's good to be back, but, more importantly, the President wanted to get here as soon as, one, it wasn't a distraction and draining resour . . .
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MR. RICHMOND: Let me -- let me thank everybody for coming here. I'm sure he doesn't need any introduction, but I just want to say it's good to be back, but, more importantly, the President wanted to get here as soon as, one, it wasn't a distraction and draining resour . . .