Glenn Thompson: “I have to say it has been very impressive. In the middle of that hurricane, I know that I communicated with the…”

“I have to say it has been very impressive. In the middle of that hurricane, I know that I communicated with the gentlewoman by text, and she was what we call where I am from ``hunkered down.'' But she has been there for the people she represents every moment since. I mean, the gentlewoman was in the middle of that, and has been there, and has been reaching out and building relationships with individuals like Secretary Perdue and the staff from the Food and Nutrition Service, with USDA. I know we were just in a hearing--the gentlewoman and I serve together on the Natural Resources Committee--and talked a lot about the power disruption and how that certainly impacts nutrition, but it impacts quality of life and everything. We take it for granted. We take it for granted. So the gentlewoman's leadership to her constituents is just very impressive. They are fortunate to have her, and I am fortunate to be able to call her my friend. I think we do have a friend in terms of Secretary Sonny Perdue--a mutual friend. He and the staff at the Department of Agriculture are really committed to serving our citizens, serving our families. They have been so proactive in these overwhelming natural disasters that have gone from coast to coast, and in the Caribbean, and just everywhere we turned around, and they were absolutely devastating.…”