Obama convening meeting on Sandy recovery efforts

On Marine One, President Obama and Governor Christie survey the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy along New Jersey coast, Oct. 31, 2012. / The White House

WASHINGTON President Barack Obama on Saturday is gathering together top aides and state and local officials impacted by Superstorm Sandy as he continues to monitor the government's response to the weather disaster, the White House said.

Obama will convene a meeting with his team in the morning, to be joined by telephone by officials including Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Federal Emergency Management Administrator Craig Fugate, as well as other members of the Cabinet, also will participate.

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Following the meetings, administration officials will visit storm-damaged communities throughout the affected region to view response efforts firsthand, and make sure necessary resources are being provided.

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Housing Secretary Shaun Donovan will visit public housing developments in the Rockaways and tour Breezy Point, N.Y. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will visit hospital workers, residents impacted by the storm, and local officials in the Manhattan and Brooklyn boroughs of New York City. Small Business Administrator Karen Mills will join Malloy and other state and local officials and small business owners in Norwalk and Bridgeport, Conn.

Napolitano will travel to West Virginia and Long Island, N.Y. The president's chief counterterrorism adviser, John Brennan, will join officials from FEMA, the Transportation Department and the Army Corps of Engineers in Hoboken, Newark, and Jersey City, N.J., as well as Staten Island, N.Y.

To help victims of Sandy, donations to the American Red Cross can be made by visiting Red Cross disaster relief, or you can text REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation.

[caveman567]

Romney is toast, the electoral map shows it.
This is the best the GOP can do McCain in 2008 and this clown in 2012 ???????
The teabaggers are done,,,,,,Romney is a total disgrace to his party and this nation. The people caught on to his flip flopping lies .......this guy was a clown from day 1.

[caveman567]

HEY! What about all those 1200 FEMA trailers sitting in the mud that were never used for the Katrina victims when Bush was in charge?? LOL
Cant we send those to NY and NJ?

" Brownie,you're doing a heck of a job"- George W. Bush

HAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TomRoff]

Hey New Yorkers - CALM DOWN! .....The Messiah is sending you windmills and solar panels TODAY!!

[caveman567]

You forgot to mention he's black also

[harv823]

I didn't realize that Romney was doing that.

[ocman_nguyen]

Pres. Obama looks very presidential when millions watched.
When he thought no one could watch (or could know), he
abandoned his Ambassador and Navy Seals to die in Benghazi.

[CommonSenseMissouri]

Obama jumps in for his photo op then takes off. What about the people screaming for help? They are angry - no help has come - they have no food or water or heat. But there is no coverage of that because it will hurt your annointed one. There is no real news coverage anymore. If you doubt me do a little research and you will see the people hurting. This is Obama's Katrina.

[Repubs_R_Fiscal_Liberals]

This is Obama's Katrina.

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He yucked it up over birthday cake with John McCain the morning after?

[holly93283]

Don't worry Obama is sending SS tofind "Browny, you did a heck of job" to save us all

[wfw3536]

Just another photo opt for Obama's campaign. Obama spends part of one day looking at the damage and he jets off to start campaigning in Las Vegas.

[Observer1504]

I so enjoy watching Americans attack eachother. You hate your fellow countrymen far more than any enemy could ever hate you. The country is going down in flames with no chance of recovery and all you do is whine and complain and fight among yourselves.

[pedalit]

ain't that the truth. the politicos fight just for the sake of fighting and being miserable

[BarrettofMiss]

This is not the first disaster we have had in the last 4 years! I don't recall Obama and his Mob Squad showing this mush concern before.

It must be that he has 3 more days till he is fired so he feels like he should at least show a little effort.

[harv823]

I'm glad President Obama is convening this meeting. If it were Romney, who could believe anything he'd say. Romney tells so many lies, his name should be changed to Pinocchio.

[RetiredArmy_Nurse]

Quite the different scenario from the bush response to Katrina. Glad to see that "Brownie is (not) there doin' a (not) great job."