Texas governor: White House disaster aid bill ‘inadequate’
Abbott has lavished praise on the federal government since Hurricane Harvey killed more than 80 people, triggered historic flooding in
"The president has told me privately what he's said publicly, and that is he wants to be the builder president," Abbott said at a news conference inside his Texas Capitol office. "The president has said that he wants this to be the best recovery from a disaster ever."
A short time later in
"We feel strongly that they should step up and play a role and work with the federal government in this process," Sanders said. "We did a thorough assessment and that was completed and this was the number that we put forward to
The request is Trump's third since hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria hit
Abbott complained that
"You can see that this falls short," Abbott said. "Hopefully, this is just one of multiple steps along the pathway."
Abbott has visited
"It's really time for the federal government to live up to its responsibilities," Cornyn said at the same
He recalled that
"Just imagine, given the size and scope of our great state, extrapolate that," Cornyn said. "We're not asking for that. We are asking to be treated fairly. And we intend to fight for that."
At the same event, the
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