Bill Clinton: “in a few days, on Sunday, we will mark the fourth anniversary of September 11. I remember very well the extraordinary…”

“in a few days, on Sunday, we will mark the fourth anniversary of September 11. I remember very well the extraordinary support, the kindness, the solidarity, the friendship shown by our colleagues toward my State. The Federal response, the congressional actions, matched by the extraordinary generosity of the American people made what was the worst manmade disaster in our Nation's history somewhat bearable because we knew that despite what the terrorists had done, America stood with us. We are now confronting the worst natural disaster in our Nation's history. On behalf of the people of New York, I publicly express our solidarity, our support, and our friendship. I am very familiar with the gulf coast. I went to Biloxi, MS, and the Mississippi gulf coast as a teenager. I have had a lot of opportunities to travel through Mississippi when I lived all those wonderful years in Arkansas. We also spent a lot of time in Louisiana. We had friends in Baton Rouge and Lafayette and lots of friends in New Orleans and surrounding parishes. Of course, I have been in Mobile. I have been along the gulf coast of Alabama. So I can personally see in my mind's eye what Senators are speaking of. Senator Lott spoke about what happened to Mississippi, and Senator Cochran spoke about the devastation being greater than anything he had ever seen or experienced.…”