Remarks by President Biden on his Administration’s Continued Response Efforts to Hurricane Helene

Today I convened leadership of key departments and agencies across the government to ensure we’re sending every needed federal resource to communities impacted by Hurricane Helene.We must work together to get our fellow Americans the help they need as quickly as possible.

The Biden-Harris Administration urges those impacted by Hurricane Helene in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina to apply for disaster assistance.

Under President Biden and Vice President Harris’s leadership, the Administration is continuing to provide robust federal support for the ongoing response and recovery efforts to Hurricane Helene’s impacts.

The Biden-Harris Administration will be with those impacted by Hurricane Helene until the job is done.

Happy 100th Birthday, President Carter. To put it simply: I admire you so darn much.

This morning, President Biden convened a meeting with Vice President Harris and their national security team to discuss Iranian plans to imminently launch a significant ballistic missile attack against Israel. They reviewed the status of U.S. preparations to help Israel defend against these attacks and protect U.S. personnel in the region.

The White House is the People’s House – and today, it was Team USA’s House.

I'm on my way to South Carolina and North Carolina. Once there, I'll take an aerial tour of areas impacted by the storm, receive briefings, and meet with first responders and local officials. The Biden-Harris Administration is here. And we're not leaving until the job's done.

Hurricane Helene was not just catastrophic, it was a historic storm for the entire southeast and Appalachia.

We’re mobilizing every resource to ensure displaced families can begin to return home and devastated communities can begin to rebuild. My Administration has your back.

Since President Biden launched the American Climate Corps, more than 15,000 young Americans have been put to work in high-quality, clean energy and climate resilience jobs. Learn more at http://ClimateCorps.gov.