Statement by President Obama on the Status of the Administration’s Supplemental Request to Congress Re: Hurricane Sandy

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 2, 2013.

It has only been two months since Hurricane Sandy devastated communities across New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut as well as other eastern states. Our citizens are still trying to put their lives back together. Our states are still trying to rebuild vital infrastructure. And so, last month, working closely with the Governors of the affected states, I sent Congress an urgent request to support their efforts to rebuild and recover.…