we have the people are most at risk who i m most concerned about who have had water in their homes since the storm passed through. we have never seen this before, this scale of rainfall and flooding so we need to make sure we compensate those homeowners. we need to make sure that we repair the flood control infrastructure but we also need to be sure that we have that we re preparing to build the that protects most of southeastern texas from a monster storm surge just as the galveston seawall has protected the city of galveston so successfully. arthel: you have been getting excellent reviews across the board regarding cooperation between federal, state and city officials. do you feel confident that residents will receive fema payouts in an expedited fashion so they can begin cleanup and rebuilding of their homes and businesses, plus, you know, many will need those funds for temporary housing? this is one of the things on the very top of my list. that s why i have been spending e
longer-term bill will be to repair the flood control infrastructure, to make sure that s the next term that comes, we have better protection against it. i will be helping as an appropriate or, representing houston, i will be one of the elite horses on both of those bills. it ed: well, congressman, i know that your state is counting on you, a lot of people are going to have to come together in the next week, and as the vice president said, months and even years ahead you get this done, please stay safe and give your constituents are best. thank you, we are all americans and the site, no republicans or democrats, we are doing this together to help rebuild texas and louisiana. ed: variable slept, thank you sir. shannon: why this whole thing has some on the right fired up. ed: plus, rescue operation still going, we have a live report from one of the staging areas in houston, this is a key
whose district was devastated by sandy and making sure that the people of texas and louisiana get financial help from the federal government as fast as humanly poll. there will be no republicans or democrats in this debate. this is not going to turn into one of those partisan fights there in washington, d.c., that we have all come to expect and loathe. no, we re all americans. we help each other. texans are very self-reliant. but we need the help of the federal government to help repair the damage to these homes, and then to help repair our flood control infrastructure out here in houston. you know, we re the it s the largest petro chemical refining capacity in the united states. port arthur is where most of the aviation fuel moves through. we ve got to protect this area for the people who live here and for the safety and security of the nation. congressman, in the past few minutes, there s been some news made on daca. perhaps you ve heard. president trump says he s going to ha