Bill Clinton: “Thank you. Let me say, first of all, on things like the heating oil issue--these big, specific issues come up--it's very…”

“Thank you. Let me say, first of all, on things like the heating oil issue--these big, specific issues come up--it's very important that we know about them if there's something we can do to help, and there may be. Governor Lowry talked about the dimensions of the losses, and I think that that's probably a conservative estimate, depending on--you know, just based on what we've seen. We may have to come back to you, to Senator Gorton and Congresswoman Smith and to the Congress for some sort of supplemental appropriation on this, and if so, we want to do it as quickly as possible because I don't want all of these folks out here hanging by their fingernails, full of anxiety about whether we are or are not going to be there when they need us. Ms. Howell, do you want to say anything? They tell me you're great. I expected you to be able to talk all over us. [Laughter] The guys with the best seat in the house up there were clapping for you. [Laughter] [Candice Howell, who covered the volunteer fire department telephones during the emergency, thanked the President for coming to the little town of Woodland to represent the support of the Government as a whole.] Mr. Anderson. With that kind of support, the community of Woodland can accomplish anything.”