Bush to visit Iowa flood site

Washington (AP)

June 17, 2008 10:16 AM

U.S. President George W. Bush — US President George W. Bush speaks during a briefing on U.S. Midwest flooding on June 17, 2008, at the White House in Washington, D.C. More than 11 million people in nine Midwestern states have been affected by the flooding and extreme weather of recent weeks, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said.
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President Bush says he will inspect flood damage in Iowa on Thursday.

The president said that an existing federal disaster relief fund has enough in it to cover the recent severe Midwest flooding. He also said he will work with Congress on emergency legislation to help replenish the fund to be ready for possible additional natural disasters.

Bush was briefed on the flooding Tuesday by federal officials involved in the relief effort.

The president told reporters (in his words), "We're concerned about people who lost their homes, who lost their businesses. We're in constant contact with people on the ground."

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