Bill Clinton: “When the mayor and I were coming in here--we went out and toured one of the neighborhoods, and we met with some people…”

“When the mayor and I were coming in here--we went out and toured one of the neighborhoods, and we met with some people who had lost their homes, along with Governor Lowry and Senator Gorton, Senator Murray, and Congresswoman Smith and Secretary Pena and the FEMA Director, James Lee Witt, who is to my left there. It was interesting-- he introduced me to one man who was standing on the side of the street. He said, ``That man ran a jackhammer for 8 hours with a cracked rib.'' And I think that's sort of symbolic of what this community has done in the last few days. And I just wanted to say the whole country has been touched by the pictures we've seen, moved by the losses that you've endured but also moved by the way that you have rallied in this crisis. And I thank you very much for what you have done. I understand that you evacuated 1,000 people in 40 minutes. If that's true you could probably become police chief of Washington, DC, or fire chief of New York City--[laughter]--or Denver or some big place. Mr. Anderson. I came here from a larger fire department, and I really like the size of Woodland. [Laughter]”