Obama On Hurricane Irene: ‘Response And Recovery Efforts Will Be An Ongoing Operation’

President Barack Obama made an address today in front of the White House on Hurricane Irene. He laid out the response efforts the government has been making in areas hit hardest by the storm. Even though the storm has passed through most of the eastern seaboard already, the president warned that “many Americans are still at serious risk of power outages and flooding.”

The president detailed the preventative measures taken by FEMA and Homeland Security in conjunction with state and local governments to stave off even further wreckage and loss of life. Obama acknowledged that the storm’s impact “will be felt for quite some time,” and promised those who are still in need of recovery that the federal government will “respond as quickly and effectively as possible.”

After the president spoke, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and FEMA Director Craig Fugate gave a few brief remarks, further detailing the recovery efforts currently underway.

Watch the president’s address below, courtesy of Fox News:

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