through new york, new jersey, connecticut, there were lawmakers in texas that said no or, you know, put obstacles in the way before they were able to get assistance and now members in that, you know, tristate area are now saying wait a minute, is this going to be, you know, hypocrisy that many of these texas lawmakers want the same kind of aid, immediate aid that connecticut, new jersey, and new york wanted. how is this likely to play out? >> first, i want to encourage -- i'm a former elected official but my political colleagues in the northeast, this is not the time in my view for payback. the citizens of texas have nothing to d ultimately with what their elected officials do or don't do in washington, d.c. so that will be very bad. second, this is not about politics. it rally also, though, about policy. alice made reference to the president finally focusing on some details.