Remarks by President Obama After Touring Tornado Damage in Joplin, Missouri

Joplin, MO–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2011 – 1:16 P.M. CDT

THE PRESIDENT:  Obviously the scene speaks for itself.  When we were in Tuscaloosa a few weeks ago, I talked about how I had not seen devastation like that in my lifetime.  You come here to Joplin and it is just as heartbreaking and in some ways even more devastating.

I want to thank the outstanding work that Governor Nixon, the Mayor, all the congressional delegation, as well…