This is from the White House Press Office’s Pool Report for Vice-President Biden’s trip to Columbus, Ohio (no Link).

VP was asked if it was relevant or even appropriate to discuss what Gov. Romney’s budget plan would mean for FEMA funding and disaster relief. “No, look. I think FEMA is doing incredible job. I wish you guys could have been on the phone with all of the governors. Uniformly they were incredibly grateful to [FEMA administrator Craig] Fugate and the president.

“So, this is working like it’s supposed to. FEMA has been reorganized. It’s doing one helluva a job. It prepositioned resources. The governors are all cooperating with one another. The mayors are cooperating. I’ve never in all my experience seen as much cooperation, and acknowledgement of that cooperation, from city, state, federal levels. So it’s working like it’s supposed to. And I’m really proud of our team, and I’m also proud of the way the governors have all stepped up with the mayors. Hearing the mayor of Philadelphia and the governor of Pennsylvania, two different parties, talking about the cooperation. Hearing Christie talk about the cooperation he has with the mayor of Newark.”

Even though Biden couldn’t help sending the jab at the Bush administration’s response to Katrina, his overall response to questions was to refuse to politicize the storm or to directly criticize Romney. Instead, he praised the bipartisan cooperation between Democrats and Republicans, and the job of FEMA and first responders and aid workers. Biden will hit the campaign trail tomorrow in Florida, but there is no word on when or whether the president will resume campaigning.

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