Obama: Congress ‘May Be Called upon’ to Help Rebuild La. Infrastructure

"When we have a better sense of how much infrastructure has been damaged. What more we need to do in terms of mitigation strategies. That is when Congress, I think, may be called upon to do some more. The good news is, you have four members of Congress right here. A number of that happened to be in the majority, so I suspect they may be able to talk to the speaker, talk to Mitch McConnell. In part, because of the fine stewardship at FEMA, and frankly, because we have been a little lucky so far — and I’m going to knock on wood in terms of the money coming out this year — FEMA has enough money for now to cover the cost to be absorbed. The issues will be less what we need to do in terms of paying for the short-term. It will be the medium term and long-term rebuilding. Congress should be back in session right after Labor Day."