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At the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee on Sunday, President Joe Biden made a commitment to helping the City of Selma recover from the devastating tornado.

At the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee on Sunday, President Joe Biden made a commitment to helping the City of Selma recover from the devastating tornado.

Biden delivered quickly, as White House Infrastructure Coordinator and Biden Senior Advisor Mitch Landrieu met with Selma Mayor James Perkins Jr. and Dallas County Probate Judge Jimmy Nunn on Wednesday to help rebuild the Queen City.

Governor Kay Ivey, Senators Katie Britt and Tommy Tuberville all had representatives at the meeting.

“What an amazing day for Selma,” Perkins said. “Sunday, I had a private conversation with President Biden. Biden said he’d send a senior member of his staff to Selma. I was expecting a week and little did I know, it would be three days. A tremendous amount of work has taken place. The foundation has been laid.”

Nunn thanked Biden for working to improve the area and loved the unifying of local, state and federal governments.

“Selma and Dallas County have to work as one and be unified, first” Nunn said. “If we don’t hunt that dog, it will be our fault. You can’t ask for more than that.”

Landrieu, a former New Orleans Mayor, thanked U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell  for leading the effort to rebuild Selma Landrieu said the White House will do everything it can to repair Selma.

“We’re building the Selma the way it  was supposed to be,” Landrieu said.  “You can’t get there if you don’t try. If we don’t know where we come from, we won’t know where we are going.”

Sewell, who wasn’t at the press conference, thanked Biden in a statement.

“The fact that President Biden would send his Infrastructure Coordinator back to Selma a mere three days after his own visit to our beloved city is a testament to the White House’s strong commitment to our recovery,” Sewell said.

“We are grateful to Infrastructure Coordinator Landrieu and the Biden-Harris Administration for delivering for our community in this time of need. I look forward to our continued partnership as we work to rebuild Selma and Dallas County better and stronger than before.”

Biden delivered quickly, as White House Infrastructure Coordinator and Biden Senior Advisor Mitch Landrieu met with Selma Mayor James Perkins Jr. and Dallas County Probate Judge Jimmy Nunn on Wednesday to help rebuild the Queen City.

Governor Kay Ivey, Senators Katie Britt and Tommy Tuberville all had representatives at the meeting.

“What an amazing day for Selma,” Perkins said. “Sunday, I had a private conversation with President Biden. Biden said he’d send a senior member of his staff to Selma. I was expecting a week and little did I know, it would be three days. A tremendous amount of work has taken place. The foundation has been laid.”

Nunn thanked Biden for working to improve the area and loved the unifying of local, state and federal governments.

“Selma and Dallas County have to work as one and be unified, first” Nunn said. “If we don’t hunt that dog, it will be our fault. You can’t ask for more than that.”

Landrieu, a former New Orleans Mayor, thanked U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell  for leading the effort to rebuild Selma Landrieu said the White House will do everything it can to repair Selma.

“We’re building the Selma the way it  was supposed to be,” Landrieu said.  “You can’t get there if you don’t try. If we don’t know where we come from, we won’t know where we are going.”

Sewell, who wasn’t at the press conference, thanked Biden in a statement.

“The fact that President Biden would send his Infrastructure Coordinator back to Selma a mere three days after his own visit to our beloved city is a testament to the White House’s strong commitment to our recovery,” Sewell said.

“We are grateful to Infrastructure Coordinator Landrieu and the Biden-Harris Administration for delivering for our community in this time of need. I look forward to our continued partnership as we work to rebuild Selma and Dallas County better and stronger than before.”