Political Quotes

“Mr. President, it has been 1 week since Hurricane Harvey hit the State of Texas, and although the rain has now stopped, the damage continues, as much of the water that has moved through Houston is now moving downstream to rivers and bayous and areas south of Houston. People's lives are still being disrupted, and unfortunately more and more bodies are being found, as the water has receded in places that have been flooded. Eight days ago, Harvey's wrath was still being felt. Of course, we are still counting the cost, and, as one lady in Houston told my staff, ``Normal is a long way off.'' It is more than just days we are counting, though. As families return to their homes and piece their lives back together, the numbers keep rolling in. Numbers are how we keep track, and I want to mention a number of numbers that I think will help all of us understand the magnitude of what has occurred and will help us wrap our heads around what this disaster has meant for not only Texas but for the country. The largest numbers are the toughest--not the toughest to swallow, and I will get to those in a moment, but simply to comprehend. They are the ones that make your jaw drop. Twenty-seven trillion--that is the number of gallons of rain that Harvey pummeled on Texas and Louisiana. Then there is 2.7 million--that is how many liters of water have been provided to Texas by FEMA as of last Friday.…”