Bill Clinton: “I wanted to take just a few minutes of morning business to report to my colleagues about my visit, along with Senator…”

“I wanted to take just a few minutes of morning business to report to my colleagues about my visit, along with Senator Schumer, to New York yesterday, to convey the appreciation that New Yorkers feel, starting with our Governor and our mayor but going down through the people whom I saw--whether they were a firefighter, or police officer, or emergency medical technician, or someone standing on the street--for the unified and extraordinary support that has been demonstrated by our entire country, starting with our President. Senator Schumer and I flew to New York with Administrator Joe Allbaugh, the director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, for the purpose of assessing the damage and attending a very long briefing with the Governor and mayor and their respective staff who are on the front lines dealing with this tragedy.”