In a moment, i will turn it over to deanne criswell, joining us from hawaii. Much of this she briefed the president on last night. She has been in hawaii since 2 00 a. M. On saturday morning. And she is still there right now. For i do that, i want to say is the president said last week that he and the first lady are praying for families who are grieving and for everyone who has suffered misstating losses of land and property as a result of the wildfires in maui. The president continues to stay engaged with local officials to ensure our robust whole of government response continues. Yesterday, he received two briefings from fema administrator criswell on the ongoing federal response a written update in the morning and a phone call last night. The president has stayed engaged with Hawaii Governor josh green, and theyve spoken twice in recent days to make sure he gets every resource he needs. The president also spoke by phone on friday with senator hirono. With all of these officials, the
Of the deadliest in u. S. History. In a moment, i will turn it over to deanne criswell, joining us from hawaii. Much of this she briefed the president on last night. She has been in hawaii since 2 00 a. M. On saturday morning. And she is still there right now. For i do that, i want to say is the president said last week that he and the first lady are praying for families who are grieving and for everyone who has suffered misstating losses of land and property as a result of the wildfires in maui. The president continues to stay engaged with local officials to ensure our robust whole of government response continues. Yesterday, he received two briefings from fema administrator criswell on the ongoing federal response a written update in the morning and a phone call last night. The president has stayed engaged with Hawaii Governor josh green, and theyve spoken twice in recent days to make sure he gets every resource he needs. The president also spoke by phone on friday with senator hiron
Maui wildfires much of which she briefed the president on last night. She has been in the hawaii since 2 00 a. M. Saturday morning. She is still there right now. But before i do that i want to once again say as a president said last week that he and the first lady are praying for families who are grieving their loved ones and for everyone that has suffered devastating losses of land and property as a result of the wildfires in maui. The president continues to stay closely engaged with his team to ensure a robust whole of government response continues. Yesterday he received two briefings from administrator criswell on the ongoing response. The president has stayed engaged with the hawaiian governor and they have spoken twice in recent days to make sure he gets every resource he needs. The president also spoke by phone on friday with the senator. With all of these officials the president has had a comprehensive discussion about the remaining challenges that need to prioritize the safety
During her stated the state address, maine governor janet mills spoke about the mass shooting where 18 people were killed and her plans to fight crime. She also spotlights efforts to rebuild communities around the state after severe storms over the last year. This is just under an hour. [applause] y thank you very much. Mr. President , madam speaker, madam chief justice, distinguished members of the 131st legislature, members of my extraordinary cabinet and our guests, thank you for joining me tonight. I am pleased to be joined by the constitutional offices of the state and members of my cabinet as i mentioned including the Major General who is retiring next month and Brigadier General diane done soon to become the first woman commissioner of veterans and emergency management. Thank you for being here. [applause] please join me in recognizing nearly 40 years of decorated service and and welcoming and the project Brigadier General again. [applause] i am also joined by members of my fami
Emergency appropriations to allow the federal government to continue the vital response and Recovery Efforts that are helping the hundreds of thousands of victims of Hurricane Harvey. Our thoughts go out to all the eople of texas and louisiana that are coping with the aftermath of this storm and its catastrophic flooding. As one of the nations greatest Natural Disasters continues to unfold before our eyes, this Congress Must ensure that our federal government is able to meet the short and longterm needs of disaster victims. I believe that every time of resource ought to be utilize to support rescue, relief, Recovery Efforts. I want to reassure the people of texas and louisiana that were there for them in their time of greatest need. The House Appropriations committee has already approved a 1 billion reprogramming request for fema last week which has allowed the agency to continue to meet the most immediate needs in the region. It has become clear that in the face of a disaster of such