After Hurricane Florence
American resiliency is on full display in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence. Over the weekend, America watched as brave first responders put their own lives at risk to help others across the Carolinas and elsewhere.
As the flooding continues in North and South Carolina, rescue workers remain on the job with full support from Federal agencies. President Donald J. Trump put extensive preparations in place to assist state and local governments ahead of the storm, including nearly 4,000 Federal Employees—more than 1,000 of them from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Today, President Trump signed an Emergency Declaration for South Carolina. He did the same for North Carolina on Saturday. Such assistance can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses, and other programs to help individuals and businesses recover from the storm.
“The Federal Government has dispatched nearly 20,000 Federal and Military personnel to assist in the response and recovery effort,” President Trump said today. “Every relevant Federal resource is marshaled to help those in need. Many lives have been saved already . . . The job they’re doing is incredible.”
Update: 4.2 million opportunities and counting
This afternoon, Ivanka Trump helped lead the first meeting of the National Council for the American Worker at the White House. Since President Trump unveiled the Pledge to America’s Workers in July, 110 companies and organizations have committed to more than 4.2 million opportunities for America’s workforce.
As the American economy booms, “we don’t want to leave workers behind,” the President said today—“and that won’t happen . . . Nobody’s going to be left behind.”
With job openings increasing at a record pace, companies today face a distinct challenge finding American workers with specific skill sets to fill these roles. Affordable training and better access to employment information can help more citizens move into such jobs, allowing both blue- and white-collar workers to benefit from our record-breaking economy and earn bigger paychecks.
“American workers have always seized change as an opportunity,” Ivanka Trump wrote this summer. “They built the Model T, put men on the moon and connected the world via the internet. If we give American students and workers the training and opportunities they need, they will continue to be the greatest pioneers of the 21st century.”
Photo of the Day
Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead
President Donald J. Trump and Vice President Mike Pence receive an emergency preparedness and response update in the Oval Office | September 17, 2018
Credit to the Carolinas
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The Wall Street Journal editorial board writes that “it is impossible not to be moved by the determination of North and South Carolinians to survive this storm and the acts of heroism on their behalf.” The editors note that “rescue teams, often led by the National Guard, have worked around the clock to save the stranded. Skilled rescuers have arrived from New York, Texas, Georgia, Missouri and elsewhere. Examples of looting have been rare.”
“We must give President Trump the lion’s share of credit for this good economic news. Massive deregulation has greased the skids and tax cuts have encouraged capital investment as well as buying power for consumers,” the Boston Herald editorial board writes. “U.S. industrial production rose by a robust 0.4 percent in August, spurred by a jump in the production of automobiles, oil and natural gas. It was the third consecutive monthly increase.”
In the Washington Examiner, former CEO of Nucor steel company Dan DiMicco writes that President Trump is delivering on trade deals for American workers. “Since his early days in office, Trump outlined priorities for trade policy that include a stronger American economy, a focus on the American worker, enforcement of trade laws, and negotiations that ensure trade competitors do not take advantage of the United States.”
Paul Bedard writes in the Washington Examiner that “72 percent of blue collar workers and 76 percent of white collar workers are optimistic about their future,” according to a new survey by Secrets. “That recession driven grimness hanging over the workplace has lifted and now workers of all shades are feeling good about their future.”
In the Orlando Sentinel, Luis G. Rivera-Marin, Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of State of Puerto Rico, writes that nearly one year after Hurricane Maria, the island’s recovery has been spurred by the “extraordinary operation” of our federal government. “More than $44 billion for housing, small businesses, temporary shelter, disaster unemployment, public assistance and community-development purposes has been secured by President Trump — the largest amount by any administration assigned to the island.”
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