Part of the reason we are going to be able to respond quickly to all this is because they helped to make sure that FEMA financing was in place.

We're going to get help. Hope you get it all together. All right? I promise. I promise. You're going to be OK.

You know, I've instituted a 15-minute rule essentially on my team, you return everybody's phone calls in 15 minutes.

The FEMA director is going to be -- he's here right now. He's going to be coordinating assistance.

Part of the reason we're going to be able to respond quickly to all of this is because they helped make sure that FEMA financing was in place.

Governor Christie, throughout this process has been responsive, he has been aggressive in making sure that the state got out in front of this incredible storm, and I think the people of New Jersey recognize that he has put his heart and…

We are going to help you get it all together, all right? I promise, promise. You're going to be OK.

I instituted a 15-minute essentially rule on my team. You return everybody's phone calls in 15 minutes, whether it's the mayor's, governor's, county officials.

He has put his heart and soul into making sure that the people of New Jersey bounce back even stronger than before.

Governor Christie, throughout this process, has been responsive. He's been aggressive in making sure that the state got out in front of this incredible storm. And I think the people of New Jersey recognize that he has put his heart and…

America is with you. We are standing behind you, and we are going to do everything we can to help you get back on your feet.

I want you to cut through red tape. I want you to cut through bureaucracy. There's no excuse for inaction at this point.

Now is the time to show the kind of generosity that makes America the greatest nation on Earth.

We leave nobody behind.

We are going to do everything we can to get resources to you.

I made clear my existing directive to agencies to eliminate any bureaucratic roadblocks.

I want you to figure out how we do something.

I thanked the executives for the efforts their companies made to preposition assets in advance of the storm.