PRES OBAMA SAYS HE'S INSTRUCTING HIS DISASTER RESPONSE TEAM TO GET TORNADO **

OBAMA CALLS MONDAY'S DISASTER "ONE OF THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES IN **

OBAMA HAS DECLARED A MAJOR DISASTER IN OKLAHOMA, ORDERING FEDERAL AID TO **

THE PRES OFFERS PRAYERS AND SAYS THERE'S A LONG ROAD OF RECOVERY AHEAD **

BUT HE SAYS THE VICTIMS WON'T TRAVEL ALONE AND WILL HAVE THE RESOURCES THEY **

MOORE, OK FIRE CHIEF GARY BIRD SAYS THE SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS AND BODIES **

SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAMS MOVED IN AT DAWN TODAY, TAKING OVER FROM THE 200 OR **

AT LEAST 24 PEOPLE WERE KILLED, INCLUDING AT LEAST NINE CHILDREN, WITH **

HOSPITAL OFFICIALS SAY THEY'VE TREATED MORE THAN 200 PATIENTS, INCLUDING **

ABOUT 20 PATIENTS ARE STILL BEING TREATED AT ONE HOSPITAL, THOUGH IT'S NOT **

OK GOV MARY FALLIN SAYS MOORE WILL BE REBUILT FOLLOWING A DEVASTATING **

SHE SAYS "WE WILL REBUILD AND WE WILL REGAIN OUR STRENGTH **

FALLIN SAYS SHE DOESN'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE STILL MISSING FOLLOWING **

SHE SAYS THE PRIMARY GOAL FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS IS TO CONTINUE SEARCHING **

FALLIN URGES PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THE TORNADO TO CONTACT FEMA AT 1-800-621- **

THE STATE HAS ALSO STARTED A WEBSITE TO HELP GUIDE PEOPLE THROUGH THIS **

SEN TOM COBURN (R-OK) SAYS ANY ADDL FED AID TO HELP TORNADO VICTIMS AND **

COBURN'S SPOX SAYS IT'S A POSITION THE SENATOR HAS CONSISTENTLY HELD **

FED DISASTER AID COFFERS REMAIN FLUSH FROM THE INFUSION OF AID FOR **

BIRD SAYS HE'S "98% SURE" THERE ARE NO MORE SURVIVORS OR BODIES TO RECOVER **

WEATHER AUTHORITIES SAY YESTERDAY'S DEADLY TORNADO IN MOORE, OK WAS AN EF 5 **


 

Republican Senator Mike Lee’s harsh statement about President Obama’s appointment of Jack Lew as Treasury Secretary

 

Lee Statement on Nomination of Jack Lew for Treasury Secretary

 

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Mike Lee released the following statement regarding the nomination of Jack Lew to lead the Department of Treasury:

 

“As the country struggles with a painfully slow economic recovery, Washington needs leaders who are willing to support reforms that will put us on a sustainable fiscal path,” said Lee, a member of the Joint Economic Committee. “Unfortunately, the nomination of Jack Lew as Secretary of Treasury signals that the president will continue to pursue the same failed policies of the previous four years: higher taxes, more spending, and more debt.  It virtually guarantees the president willnot compromise on entitlement reform, and assures that the White House willfight to maintain the status quo of our deeply dysfunctional system.  At a moment when the president could have shown a willingness to work with Republicans to fix the challenges that face the country, he has instead moved in a disappointing direction.”

 


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