Sen. Cruz: In the Face of a Catastrophic Storm Weve Seen Texans Come Together

Discusses ongoing rescue and recovery efforts for those affected by Hurricane Harvey with KTSAs Jack Riccardi Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON D.C. (HOUSTON Texas) U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today joined KTSAs Jack Riccardi Show in San Antonio and discussed the ongoing rescue and recovery efforts for those affected by Hurricane Harvey. Sen. Cruz highlighted the unity and support demonstrated within the affected areas throughout the state and across the nation:

In the face of a catastrophic storm weve seen Texans come together" Sen. Cruz said. Weve seen incredible heroes police officers firefighters EMS Coast Guardsmen National Guardsmen and ordinary Texans. Hundreds on hundreds of ordinary Texans men and women answering the call who had a private boat who said Im going to go rescue my friends and neighbors. As difficult as this has been for our state to go through it has at the same time been powerfully inspiring to see the heroism and unity amongst Texans." Sen. Cruz continued We began by focusing resources on priority one which is saving lives and putting first responders in a position to get people out of harms way. The next step is rebuilding and rebuilding is going to take a significant amount of time. FEMA and the federal government are going to play a critical part in that. The coordination between the federal government the state government and the county and local government is better than Ive ever seen. And were going to need that going forward for the recovery and rebuilding."