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Good morning.On this Christmas Eve, Laura and I send our best wishes to families acro America as you gather in your homes to celebrate the holiday.Christmas is a time of joy and peace, and we hope the holiday season brings all of you happy reunions with
families and friends, and time to rest and reflect as you look forward to a new year.
At Christmas, we give thanks for the gift of the birth of Christ,and for the bleings that surround us every day of the year.In this great and prosperous land, we have so much to be thankful for, and Christmas reminds us of our obligation to share these bleings with others.There are many among us who are hurting and require a helping hand.In the new year, I hope Americans will look for ways to volunteer your time and talents where they are needed most.By reaching out to a neighbor in need, we make our nation a more just and compaionate place.This Christmas, we remember our fellow citizens who suffered from the hurricanes and other disasters that struck our nation this past year.We pray for their strength as they continue to recover and rebuild their lives and their communities.During the holiday season and throughout the year, we think with pride of the men and women of our Armed Forces, who are keeping our nation safe and defending freedom around the world.In Iraq,Afghanistan, and elsewhere, they are protecting our liberty by spreading liberty to others, and all Americans are grateful to our troops for their courage and commitment.
We\'re also grateful to their families.Staying behind when a family member goes to war is a heavy burden -- and it\'s particularly hard at Christmas.We pray for our military families;we ask Almighty God to bestow His protection and care on their loved ones as they protect our nation from grave dangers.We also remember the heroic men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation\'s freedom.We pray that God will comfort the loved ones they left behind.The sacrifices of these brave troops have rescued millions from lives of tyranny and sorrow, and made America more secure.We will always cherish the memory of each of our fallen servicemen and women, and count it a privilege to be citizens of the country they served.
The times we live in have brought many challenges to our country.And at such times, the story of Christmas brings special comfort and confidence.Christmas reminds us that we can trust in God\'s promise of peace on Earth and goodwill toward men.On a night more than 2,000 years ago, an angel of the Lord brought good tidings of great joy: the God of Heaven had come to Earth, and He would be with us always.
Thank you for listening, and Merry Christmas.Prepared Remarks of President Barack Obama Weekly Addre Saturday, Junne 5th, 2010
I’m speaking to you from Caminada Bay in Grand Isle, Louisiana, one of the first places to feel the devastation wrought by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.While I was here, at Camerdelle’s Live Bait shop, I met with a group of local residents and small busine owners.
Folks like Floyd Laeigne, a fourth-generation oyster fisherman.This is the time of year when he ordinarily earns a lot of his income.But his oyster bed, along the north side of Grand Isle, has likely been destroyed by the spill.Terry Vegas had a similar story.He quit the 8th grade to become a shrimper with his grandfather.Ever since, he’s earned his living during shrimping season – working long, grueling days so that he could earn enough money to support himself year round.But today, the waters where he’s spent his years are closed.And every day, as the spill worsens, he loses hope that he’ll be able to return to the life he built.“You can put a price on a lost season,” he’s said.“But not a lost heritage.” The effects of the spill reach beyond the shoreline.I also spoke with Patti Rigaud.For 30 years, she’s owned a small convenience store – a store opened by her father.She depends on the sales generated by tourism each summer.But this year, most of the boats that would line these docks are nowhere to be seen.Dudley Gaspard, who owns the Sand Dollar Marina and Hotel, has been hit hard as well.Normally, this time of year, rooms are filling up and tackle is flying off the shelves.But he too has been devastated by the decline in tourism and the suspension of fishing in the waters off the Louisiana Coast.
Their stories are familiar to many in Grand Isle and throughout the Gulf region.Often families have been here for generations, earning a living, and making a life, that’s tied to the water – that’s tied to the magnificent coasts and natural bounty of this place.Here, this spill has not just damaged livelihoods.It’s upended whole communities.And the fury people feel is not just about the money they’ve lost.They’ve been through tough times before.It’s about the wrenching recognition that this time their lives may never be the same.
These folks work hard.They meet their responsibilities.But now because of a manmade catastrophe – one that’s not their fault and that’s beyond their control – their lives have been thrown into turmoil.It’s brutally unfair.It’s wrong.And what I told these men and women – and what I have said since the beginning of this disaster – is that I’m going to stand with the people of the Gulf Coast until they are made whole.
That’s why from the beginning, we’ve mobilized on every front to contain and clean up this spill.I’ve authorized the deployment of 17,500 National Guard troops to aid in the response.More than 20,000 people are currently working around the clock to protect waters and coastlines.We’ve convened hundreds of top scientists and engineers from around the world.More than 1,900 veels are in the Gulf aisting in the clean up.More than 4.3 million feet of boom have been deployed with another 2.9 million feet of boom available – enough to stretch over 1,300 miles.And 17 staging areas are in place acro Louisiana, Miiippi, Alabama, and Florida to rapidly defend sensitive shorelines.In short, this is the largest response to an environmental disaster of this kind in the history of our country.
We’ve also ordered BP to pay economic injury claims, and we will make sure they pay every single dime owed to the people along the Gulf Coast.The Small Busine Administration has stepped in to help businees by approving loans and allowing deferrals of existing loan payments.And this week, the federal government sent BP a preliminary bill for $69 million to pay back American taxpayers for some of the costs of the response so far.In addition, after an emergency safety review, we’re putting in place aggreive new operating standards for offshore drilling.And I’ve appointed a bipartisan commiion to look into the causes of this spill.If laws are inadequate –laws will be changed.If oversight was lacking – it will be strengthened.And if laws were broken – those responsible will be brought to justice.(
Now, over the last few days BP has placed a cap over the well, and it appears they’re making progre in trying to pump oil to the surface to keep it from leaking into the water.But as has been the case since the beginning of this crisis, we are prepared for the worst, even as we hope that BP’s efforts bring better news than we’ve received before.We also know that regardle of the outcome of this attempt, there will still to be some spillage until the relief wells are completed.And there will continue to be a maive cleanup ahead of us.
So we will continue to leverage every resource at our disposal to protect coastlines, to clean up the oil, to hold BP and other companies accountable for damages, to begin to restore the bounty and beauty of this region – and to aid the hardworking people of the Gulf as they rebuild their businees and communities.And I want to urge all Americans to do what you can as well – including visiting this area.The vast majority of beaches are pristine and open for busine.
These are hard times in Louisiana and acro the Gulf Coast, an area that has already seen more than its fair share of troubles.But what we have also seen these past few weeks is that – even in the face of adversity – the men and women of the Gulf have displayed incredible determination.They have met this terrible catastrophe with seemingly boundle strength and character in defense of their way of life.What we owe the people of this region is a commitment by our nation to match the resilience of all the people I’ve met along the Gulf Coast.That is our miion.And it’s one we will fulfill.Thank you.
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