Concord, New Hampshire–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2012 – 10:40 A.M. EST PRESIDENT CLINTON:  Thank you.  (Applause.)  Whoa!  (Applause.)  Hello, Concord!  (Applause.)  Governor Lynch, Susan, thank you both so much for being here, for your service to New Hampshire, your support of the President.  Senator Shaheen, thank you.  And I’d like to thank our[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2012.  THE PRESIDENT:  Well, listen, I just completed not only a meeting with our team here at FEMA and all of our Cabinet officers who are involved in the recovery process along the East Coast, but we also had a conference call with the governors of Connecticut,[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2012 – 3:00 PM EST Highlights: At 8:00 pm EDT October 29, the National Hurricane Center reported Sandy made landfall near Atlantic City, NJ as a post tropical cyclone. As of 2:00 pm EST November 4, there are 1,855,958 customers without power in the affected States. 6,655,293 customers have been[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2012.  As part of the government-wide effort to assist the response and recovery efforts following Hurricane Sandy, the Energy Department has established a team to assist local authorities in their efforts to get help get gas stations back online. With residents experiencing long lines at gas stations in[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2012 — The American Red Cross relief operation for Hurricane Sandy continues to grow each day, with more than 4,000 disaster workers providing shelter, food and relief supplies, particularly in hard-hit New Jersey and New York. “Our entire fleet of response vehicles and thousands of Red Crossers are[Read More…]

Already Available to Military and Overseas Voters, State Opens Electronic Voting System to Make Voting More Accessible to Citizens Displaced by Hurricane Sandy and First Responders Assisting in Recovery Efforts Trenton, NJ –(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2012. The New Jersey Department of State has issued a directive today to county elections officials[Read More…]

LONG ISLAND, N.Y.–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2012.  Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today traveled to West Virginia and New York where she met with state and local officials, first responders and volunteers to discuss ongoing response and recovery efforts to Hurricane Sandy. Secretary Napolitano reiterated the ongoing support of the Department[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2012 – 3:00 PM EDT  Highlights: At 8:00 pm EDT October 29, the National Hurricane Center reported Sandy made landfall near Atlantic City, NJ as a post tropical cyclone. As of 2:00 pm EDT November 3 there are 2,497,421 customers without power in the affected States. 6,013,830[Read More…]

Washington DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2012.  This weekend, millions of our fellow Americans are still picking up the pieces from one of the worst storms in our history.   I toured New Jersey on Wednesday with Governor Christie, and witnessed some of the terrible devastation firsthand.  It’s heartbreaking.  Families have lost loved[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2012. As a result of impacts caused by Hurricane Sandy, today Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano issued a temporary, blanket waiver of the Jones Act to immediately allow additional oil tankers coming from the Gulf of Mexico to enter Northeastern ports, to provide additional fuel resources to[Read More…]