Biden arrived in the state Sunday morning and was greeted by U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and others. Following a helicopter tour over the state's storm-damaged coastline, Biden headed to Seaside Heights for a briefing on storm damage and to meet with first responders.
President Obama visited storm-wrecked Atlantic City with Gov. Chris Christie, while two Cabinet officers toured a Federal Emergency Management Agency facility in Middletown on Friday.
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan acknowledged it could take years to rebuild some areas wrecked by the superstorm, which killed more than 100 people in 10 states but hit New Jersey and New York the hardest.
Christie has not released a damage figure.
