President Biden Promises Healing, Recovery During Visit To Dawson Springs

Calling Dawson Springs a community that used its natural springs to heal people in the early 1900s, President Joe Biden said it was the nation’s turn to return healing to the community after a tornado leveled the town last week.

The President toured the damage of Dawson Springs Wednesday afternoon and was joined by U.S. Representative James Comer, Governor Andy Beshear, and his father, former Governor and Dawson Springs native Steve Beshear. As they walked through what was left of the neighborhoods left in ruins, the Beshears spoke to people they knew, offering hugs and words of encouragement.

Later, the President offered encouraging words of his own to Dawson Springs.

click to download audioPresident Biden said the federal government has provided multiple resources for Dawson Springs to aid in the recovery.

click to download audioThe President also said the federal government was going to cover 100-percent of the cost of clean-up, overtime, and emergency management for the first 30 days.

click to download audioAn emotional Governor Beshear again stated his appreciation for the quick response of the federal government to help recovery efforts in western Kentucky.

click to download audioPresident Biden arrived at Campbell Army Airfield at Fort Campbell Wednesday morning before traveling by helicopter to Mayfield to view the destruction left behind by the same tornado. From there, Marine One landed at the Princeton-Caldwell County Airport and the President traveled by motorcade to Dawson Springs.