Michael McCaul actually said...

"We want to thank you, Mr. Starbuck, and thank you for your great service."

"I think a lot of people were very angry and upset about that when they got that news."

"we did pass, you know, a short-term continuing resolution, which does fund FEMA. It's a clean funding bill, which I supported, particularly given what's happened in the State of Texas."

"Let me echo your sentiments about the local volunteer firefighters. They really were the heroes of this story."