Biden tours storm-damaged New York and New Jersey amid infrastructure push
Posted on AllSides September 7th, 2021
From The Left
President Biden traveled to New York and New Jersey on Tuesday to survey damage from Hurricane Ida, which produced deadly flash flooding in the Northeast as the storm tore through the region last week.
The president spent the afternoon in Hillsborough Township, New Jersey; Manville, New Jersey; and Queens, New York, comforting victims, speaking to local officials and taking in the destruction wrought by a storm that killed dozens in the region. The president used his trip to highlight the need for more action on climate change. In New Jersey,...