After Hurricane Sandy hit along the New Jersey Shore and throughout New York City, President Obama traveled to the affected area
and delivered a message to both victims and the federal government,
advising the fed to use “no bureaucracy, no red tape … get resources
where they’re needed as fast as possible.” To the victims, he promised
assistance. “We are standing behind you and we are going to do
everything we can to help you get back on your feet.”
It was that
same day that an emotional embrace between the president and a New
Jersey businesswoman, Donna Vanzant, was caught on camera and shared
around the world. It’s a photo of which Vanzant now says, “It’s frustrating for me that that picture is even out there right now.”
After losing her entire marina business, of which she estimates a
$500,000 loss, she told Fox and Friends’ Brian Kilmeade that her hope
has been dashed in the month that followed the photo.
“I was very
excited and felt warmed by the embrace, thinking, ‘This is really gonna
happen, I’m going to get the help I need, because you promised that,’
and it’s been almost a month now and I’ve gotten no help,” she said.
Believe
it or not, because the destruction was caused by the storm waters
rising in a flood instead of falling down, financial assistance from
insurance has been null. Vanzant says her only option offered by FEMA
was to ‘get a loan’ at six percent interest, but she says she wouldn’t
be able to make the monthly payments at such a rate.
So, where is the help the president promised? Watch the interview below to hear her story:
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