Minneapolis ? President Bush used a three-hour stop in Minnesota on Tuesday to squeeze in a briefing about Minnesota’s back-to-back bridge and flooding disasters before heading off to a big-dollar fundraiser in Eden Prairie for Sen. Norm Coleman.

“We’re here to talk about two disasters,” Bush said after a 15-minute briefing from seven members of the state’s congressional delegation, Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak.

In the case of replacing the I-35W bridge that collapsed Aug. 1, Bush pledged that the work, aided by the federal government, would proceed quickly. In the case of the flooding that has devastated southeastern Minnesota, he said residents can count on getting the aid they need.

He pledged “a flood of help” for flood victims, specifically to aid small-business owners and residents who need housing.