this is is the worst of times. people have lost everything they own. it s the best of times because there s no republicans and democrats and there s no black, white and brown. there s no liberals and conservatives. it s texas one. america is one coming to help texans. everyone is such that everyone you rescue i was out on a rescue truck pulling people out of homes. they re just grateful to be alive. we lost about three dozen or more people. every life is so available. when you consider this storm will impact probably six million people directly, ed and a universe of about 10 million, that s a miracle. it s a miracle because of the first responders, a miracle because of our cooperation with the federal government getting here early and a miracle because of people helping people. as peter doocy said about using the internet or the phone to find directions for a pilot, social media has saved i don t
it. be every flag has a symbolic meaning but the texas one certainly seems to. what notes did he hit today? did he miss notes? sure, waving a texas flag in tlexs play very well in a state with immense state pride for sure. at the same time, there are a lot of people including some republicans, we flaredaheard to. he didn t really deliver. we have these horrible and natural disasters, as we saw with president obama dealing with hurricane sandy, for example, jeb bush dealing with hurricanes in florida. there s an opportunity to demonstrate some leadership there and put partisanship aside. there were people on both sides who felt, as much as they felt it was positive and constructive. something missing, you mentioned a couple of the previous examples in 2005. president bush s response to
senator hall thanks for being with us. there s no question that the grid system in the united states has been compared to one of a third world country by secretary of energy actually a balkanized system. but what you ve done in texas is introduced legislation to try to make texas one of the three parts of the grid that is self-contained in your state and independent, hardened grid. why? well, the primary reason is that the texas legislature has a responsibility to protect the liberties and freedoms of its citizens and the threat that we are faced with the possibility of either a man made or natural emp is a threat to those liberties and freedoms. and your state of texas is unique senator, in the sense that the grid is all within one state, contained within the state. and you actual layly have the
take a look. senator hall, thanks for being with us. there s no question that the grid system in the united states has been compared to one of a third world country by secretary of energy, actually, a balkanized system. but what you ve done in texas is introduced legislation to try to make texas one of the three parts of the grid that is self-contained in your state and independent, hardened grid. why? well, the primary reason is that the texas legislature has a responsibility to protect the liberties and freedoms of its citizens, and the threat that we are faced with the possibility of either a man made or natural emp is a threat to those liberties and freedoms. and your state of texas is unique, senator, in the sense that the grid is all within one state, contained within the state. and you actual lly have the
senator hall, thanks for being with us. there s no question that the grid system in the united states has been compared to one of a third world country by secretary of energy, actually, a balkanized system. but what you ve done in texas is introduced legislation to try to make texas one of the three parts of the grid that is self-contained in your state and independent, hardened grid. why? well, the primary reason is that the texas legislature has a responsibility to protect the liberties and freedoms of its citizens, and the threat that we are faced with the possibility of either a man made or natural emp is a threat to those liberties and freedoms. and your state of texas is unique, senator, in the sense that the grid is all within one state, contained within the state. and you actual lly have the