Political Quotes

“Yesterday I toured the Michigan communities of Walker and Merrill, two of the cities in Michigan which suffered considerable destruction from severe storms that swept through our State on Sunday. These storms devastated communities ranging from Grand Traverse County, which is up in the northwest part of our State, to Kalamazoo County, which is in the southwest part of our State, as well as from one side of the State, the west side, all the way across to Wayne County in southeastern Michigan. According to the latest count, four people were tragically killed as a result of these storms. Thunderstorms, with winds of more than 90 miles per hour, knocked out power to over 860,000 homes and businesses. As of last night, more than 300,000 were still without power. School districts in Oakland and Macomb Counties closed schools because they had no power. In Walker, MI, which I visited, the local officials told me approximately 60 people had been injured. Estimates of the costs are still coming in. In the village of Spring Lake in West Michigan, for example, the village manager has estimated millions of dollars in private and public losses. Having seen firsthand the destruction wrought by this severe weather, I would like to say two things. First, as an elected official, I pledge to do everything I can to make available all possible resources of the federal government to those who need help.”