Rep. Chip Roy in Kerrville, Texas: ‘Our Prayers Are with All the Families’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Connected device ░░░░░░░░ storm coverage all weekend ░░░░░░░░ And let s go ░░░░░░░░ now to Chip Roy ░░░░░░░░ congressman from if Texas ░░░░░░░░ this desperate search effort ░░░░░░░░ thank you for joining ░░░░░░░░ today I m sure ░░░░░░░░ re very very busy ░░░░░░░░ more can yotell us ░░░░░░░░ om what you re ░░░░░░░░ from search and rescue ░░░░░░░░ personnel there personnel t ░░░░░░░░ ground I got in ░░░░░░░░ last night supposed to ░░░░░░░░ in D C for ░░░░░░░░ signing of the bigger ░░░░░░░░ bill I would normally ░░░░░░░░ right by this bridge ░░░░░░░░ my family comes every ░░░░░░░░ Unfortunately we re here ░░░░░░░░ these circumstances The river ░░░░░░░░ behind us rose almost ░░░░░░░░ feet in less than ░░░░░░░░ hour unprecedented It s ░░░░░░░░ a while bare row ░░░░░░░░ wheelbarrow of water got ░░░░░░░░ here We re all ░░░░░░░░ together about a thousand ░░░░░░░░ on the ground we ░░░░░░░░ about 240 rescues yesterday ░░░░░░░░ were air rescues They ░░░░░░░░ working through the night ░░░░░░░░ try to get a ░░░░░░░░ of the kids in ░░░░░░░░ who were isolated because ░░░░░░░░ couldn t get to ░░░░░░░░ because the road were ░░░░░░░░ A coordinated effort We ░░░░░░░░ got the manpower ititit ░░░░░░░░ an operation to make ░░░░░░░░ we can find anybody ░░░░░░░░ is still the alive ░░░░░░░░ then obviously a recovery ░░░░░░░░ those who unfortunately perished ░░░░░░░░ prayers are with all ░░░░░░░░ families It s not ░░░░░░░░ the kids that we ░░░░░░░░ obviououy devastatat about it ░░░░░░░░ the local individuals A ░░░░░░░░ director whwho I think ░░░░░░░░ her life trying to ░░░░░░░░ kids some stories about ░░░░░░░░ c cnselors doing the ░░░░░░░░ And we have to ░░░░░░░░ through as we digest ░░░░░░░░ of this But I ░░░░░░░░ really proud of all ░░░░░░░░ people who came togethth ░░░░░░░░ with the president yesterday ░░░░░░░░ was supportive Spoke with ░░░░░░░░ noem yesterday she was ░░░░░░░░ All of our colleagues ░░░░░░░░ been reaching out but ░░░░░░░░ ve just got to ░░░░░░░░ to finish the jobbed ░░░░░░░░ Rich congressman you mentioned ░░░░░░░░ your family goes ththe ░░░░░░░░ year Is this a ░░░░░░░░ popular vacation spot for ░░░░░░░░ lot of people in ░░░░░░░░ area And separately what ░░░░░░░░ could you or does ░░░░░░░░ area need d ask ░░░░░░░░ from the federalal governmen ░░░░░░░░ you u t pretty ░░░░░░░░ for this phase of ░░░░░░░░ right now Yeah I ░░░░░░░░ I ll answer that ░░░░░░░░ first Been in direct ░░░░░░░░ Governor Abbott expect great ░░░░░░░░ leadership my good friend ░░░░░░░░ s the head of ░░░░░░░░ Texas department of emergency ░░░░░░░░ they have all been ░░░░░░░░ with the E cal ░░░░░░░░ I was with the ░░░░░░░░ last night last night ░░░░░░░░ about two in the ░░░░░░░░ ashed if for a ░░░░░░░░ of hours Yeah my ░░░░░░░░ comes down here every ░░░░░░░░ It is a popular ░░░░░░░░ of Greatexas live music ░░░░░░░░ s a concert every ░░░░░░░░ literally a few hundred ░░░░░░░░ been yards this way ░░░░░░░░ it was all underwater ░░░░░░░░ I m doing this ░░░░░░░░ this was under water ░░░░░░░░ because the water came ░░░░░░░░ t t way up ░░░░░░░░ here because the flash ░░░░░░░░ was so big These ░░░░░░░░ bring people from all ░░░░░░░░ the country I m ░░░░░░░░ going to name names ░░░░░░░░ at least a few ░░░░░░░░ the deceased we knonow ░░░░░░░░ connections to so of ░░░░░░░░ colleagues people from all ░░░░░░░░ the country I had ░░░░░░░░ from all over the ░░░░░░░░ who had kids here ░░░░░░░░ are reaching out to ░░░░░░░░ looking for information We ░░░░░░░░ done our best there ░░░░░░░░ been some miraculous s ░░░░░░░░ My kids go to ░░░░░░░░ there was a yoyog ░░░░░░░░ who was missing he ░░░░░░░░ on a mattress for ░░░░░░░░ hours in the middle ░░░░░░░░ the night She s ░░░░░░░░ with her parents at ░░░░░░░░ school where my kids ░░░░░░░░ to school near Austin ░░░░░░░░ prayers are appreciated for ░░░░░░░░ the people reaching out ░░░░░░░░ the country It s ░░░░░░░░ but we ll recover ░░░░░░░░ We ve got to ░░░░░░░░ with those familyings right ░░░░░░░░ Claude CRA Congressman Chip ░░░░░░░░ we thank you for ░░░░░░░░ us today It s ░░░░░░░░ to know that this ░░░░░░░░ is prone to flooding ░░░░░░░░ has happened before in ░░░░░░░░ area Perhaps we ll ░░░░░░░░ some changes in regulations ░░░░░░░░ to these camps moving ░░░░░░░░ down the road and ░░░░░░░░ this area will be ░░░░░░░░ in the future Do ░░░░░░░░ have any commmmt on ░░░░░░░░ Well look there s ░░░░░░░░ to review everything went ░░░░░░░░ go forward Ll just ░░░░░░░░ this I know this ░░░░░░░░ well so do all ░░░░░░░░ Texans and people when ░░░░░░░░ come here That area ░░░░░░░░ k kw you would ░░░░░░░░ expect literally a 30 ░░░░░░░░ rise in water in ░░░░░░░░ than an hour This ░░░░░░░░ the an unprecedented historic ░░░░░░░░ And right now is ░░░░░░░░ the time for sort ░░░░░░░░ recriminations It s identifying ░░░░░░░░ finding those that have ░░░░░░░░ l lt looking at ░░░░░░░░ occurred I cannot say ░░░░░░░░ about the first responders ░░░░░░░░ the way a lot ░░░░░░░░ these camps had evacuated ░░░░░░░░ moved the higher ground ░░░░░░░░ a lot of lives ░░░░░░░░ camp directors the camp ░░░░░░░░ I I nt to ░░░░░░░░ clear that lot of ░░░░░░░░ good things were happening ░░░░░░░░ save people s lives ░░░░░░░░ let s focus on ░░░░░░░░ and there ll be ░░░░░░░░ to figurere out what ░░░░░░░░ can always do better ░░░░░░░░ s ou know when ░░░░░░░░ have a wheelbarrow of ░░░░░░░░ dumped into a valley ░░░░░░░░ the water rises that ░░░░░░░░ people have to react ░░░░░░░░ now we v ve ░░░░░░░░ got to fi any ░░░░░░░░ and pray for the ░░░░░░░░ who lost loved ones ░░░░░░░░ okay Congressman Chip Roy ░░░░░░░░ soo much for joining ░░░░░░░░ and best of luck ░░░░░░░░ you and all the ░░░░░░░░ down there as these ░░░░░░░░ continue.