thank you thank<font color="#CCCCCC"> you very much</font>
the first lady<font color="#E5E5E5"> and I</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> are pleased to</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">welcome Gail McGovern</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> of the American</font>
Red Cross<font color="#E5E5E5"> David Hudson of The Salvation</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">Army and Kevin</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> ezal of Southern Baptist</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">disaster</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> relief these people have</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> been</font>
absolutely incredible<font color="#CCCCCC"> in what they've</font>
done<font color="#E5E5E5"> we'd like to thank them and their</font>
staff and volunteers for the incredible
<font color="#CCCCCC">work they're doing</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> and in helping people</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">affected by</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> Hurricane Harvey</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> sounds like</font>
a<font color="#E5E5E5"> very innocent name but it's not an</font>
innocent<font color="#E5E5E5"> hurricane that I can tell you</font>
it's of epic proportion these
organizations and the many other
nonprofits involved represent the
generosity<font color="#CCCCCC"> determination and unbreakable</font>
spirit of the<font color="#E5E5E5"> American people and Mike</font>
Pence<font color="#E5E5E5"> was there yesterday and</font>
represented<font color="#CCCCCC"> this country</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> so well in the</font>
love and<font color="#CCCCCC"> the care and I had so many just</font>
great<font color="#E5E5E5"> comments about</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> your visits I</font>
appreciate it<font color="#CCCCCC"> when a</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> disaster strikes</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">they work to</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> help others</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> in the time of</font>
need<font color="#CCCCCC"> which was over the last week</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">believe me they've already provided tens</font>
of thousands<font color="#E5E5E5"> of displaced</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> Gulf Coast</font>
residents<font color="#CCCCCC"> with meals water shelter fresh</font>
blankets<font color="#E5E5E5"> and clean clothing when one</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">American suffers and I say this quite a</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">bit especially</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> lately when you see</font>
what's<font color="#E5E5E5"> going on we all suffer</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> where one</font>
American family brought together<font color="#E5E5E5"> in</font>
times of tragedy<font color="#E5E5E5"> by the unbreakable</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">bonds of love and loyalty and we have</font>
for one<font color="#CCCCCC"> another and</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> there is a great</font>
love and a great<font color="#CCCCCC"> loyalty in this country</font>
and I think<font color="#E5E5E5"> we've all seen</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> it</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> maybe more</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">so than</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> ever before over the last four</font>
days<font color="#E5E5E5"> so I think we</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> really have seen it</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">know where is our unity more evident</font>
than<font color="#CCCCCC"> in</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> the actions of our volunteer and</font>
charitable organizations that<font color="#E5E5E5"> rally to</font>
their<font color="#E5E5E5"> neighbors aid when disaster</font>
strikes<font color="#CCCCCC"> the people of Texas</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> and</font>
<font color="#CCCCCC">Louisiana were hit very hard by a</font>
historic flood
in their response<font color="#E5E5E5"> they have taught us</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">all a lesson</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> a very very powerful lesson</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">there was no outbreak in crime there was</font>
an<font color="#E5E5E5"> outbreak of compassion</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> only real</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">beautiful strong compassion</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> and they've</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">really inspired us as a</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> nation</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> to</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> be</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">honest they've inspired the world</font>
because the world<font color="#E5E5E5"> is watching we're</font>
pleased to<font color="#E5E5E5"> receive an update from</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> Gayle</font>
David and<font color="#CCCCCC"> Kevin on the</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> work of</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> the Red</font>
<font color="#CCCCCC">Cross</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> Salvation Army and the Southern</font>
Baptist disaster<font color="#CCCCCC"> relief</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> the federal</font>
government is on<font color="#CCCCCC"> the ground</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> bringing in</font>
significant<font color="#E5E5E5"> resources</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> to bear and I want</font>
to assure these organizations and<font color="#E5E5E5"> the</font>
others involved<font color="#CCCCCC"> that we will</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> continue to</font>
coordinate with them and bring<font color="#E5E5E5"> all of</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">the relief and the comfort and</font>
everything<font color="#E5E5E5"> else</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> that we absolutely can</font>
to the Gulf Coast<font color="#CCCCCC"> and I want to also</font>
<font color="#CCCCCC">thank the</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> governor or lieutenant</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">governor of Texas they have been</font>
outstanding
just the coordination<font color="#E5E5E5"> and the level of</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">relationship has been</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> I think pretty</font>
much<font color="#E5E5E5"> unprecedented so I just want to</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">thank them I want to thank all of the</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">folks working on the ground for the</font>
administration Tombaugh<font color="#E5E5E5"> certs here today</font>
Tom thank<font color="#E5E5E5"> you very much we</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> appreciate it</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">every American heart is with the people</font>
<font color="#CCCCCC">of Texas</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> and</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> Louisiana they're strong</font>
<font color="#CCCCCC">and resilient</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> and they have really</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">overcome and we're in the process</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> of</font>
<font color="#CCCCCC">just about where I can say overcome this</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">horrible devastation now it's going back</font>
<font color="#CCCCCC">to work</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> but the Coast Guard in</font>
particular<font color="#E5E5E5"> have to also</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> thank they saved</font>
<font color="#CCCCCC">probably thousands</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> of lives we were just</font>
talking about it going on<font color="#E5E5E5"> to seize that</font>
<font color="#CCCCCC">very few</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> people</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> would want</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> to</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> be on in</font>
the worst of times<font color="#E5E5E5"> and they were saving</font>
a lot<font color="#E5E5E5"> of people out there together we</font>
will help them all recover from this
<font color="#CCCCCC">tragedy where we knew our</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> hope in</font>
community and<font color="#E5E5E5"> will renew our hope and</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">rebuild those homes and businesses</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> and</font>
schools and<font color="#CCCCCC"> places of</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> worship</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> with a</font>
strength<font color="#E5E5E5"> and vigor</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> that comes from the</font>
love within<font color="#E5E5E5"> ourselves and I just</font>
authorized and signed a proclamation for
prayer<font color="#CCCCCC"> and we're going</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> to have on Sunday</font>
a prayer Sunday
and Mike that<font color="#CCCCCC"> was something that was</font>
very<font color="#E5E5E5"> special</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> just</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> took place so I I</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">think it's gonna be something</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> to see</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> and</font>
to witness<font color="#E5E5E5"> be it's been a long time and</font>
our country deserves it frankly<font color="#CCCCCC"> I want</font>
to thank my wife Melania the first lady
she's been so involved<font color="#E5E5E5"> in this and</font>
helping so much and so I want to thank
you would<font color="#CCCCCC"> you like</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> to say a</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> few words</font>
it's it's great<font color="#E5E5E5"> to be here</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> with amazing</font>
people and I want to thank all<font color="#CCCCCC"> the</font>
<font color="#CCCCCC">volunteers all across</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> the country</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> that I</font>
came<font color="#E5E5E5"> to help to Texas and</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> fantastic</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> job</font>
and we<font color="#E5E5E5"> are going tomorrow to</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> visit them</font>
and I<font color="#E5E5E5"> just want to tell them to be</font>
strong and everything will<font color="#CCCCCC"> be okay from</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">the end of a I didn't tell her I</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> was</font>
gonna do<font color="#CCCCCC"> that stage and she did a great</font>
<font color="#CCCCCC">job but she really has she's been so</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">dedicated to</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> this this</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> is very much</font>
affected<font color="#E5E5E5"> her what's what's happened</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> to</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">in Texas and and neighboring</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> states</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">correctly</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> so I want to thank</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> you</font>
<font color="#CCCCCC">personally</font>
Salvation<font color="#CCCCCC"> Army</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> yes well we're first of</font>
all<font color="#E5E5E5"> very appreciative of this</font>
<font color="#CCCCCC">opportunity appreciative of</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> our partners</font>
in service<font color="#E5E5E5"> we are working hand</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> in</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> hand</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">with groups like the Red Cross where</font>
they provide<font color="#CCCCCC"> shelter for people and</font>
we're able to<font color="#E5E5E5"> provide meals and even</font>
though we're limited and being able to
get in to a lot of the impacted areas
we've already served hundreds of
thousands<font color="#E5E5E5"> of meals and literally</font>
millions of meals will be served<font color="#CCCCCC"> and</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> we</font>
can<font color="#E5E5E5"> only do</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> this as we partner</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> together</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">and I've told my</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> co-workers</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> that</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> this is</font>
a time that<font color="#E5E5E5"> we're</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> all Texans</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> and no</font>
matter where you're from<font color="#E5E5E5"> we're all about</font>
serving Americans in need and I'd like
<font color="#E5E5E5">to</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> thank</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> you</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> mr.</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> president</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> the Red</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> Cross</font>
and the<font color="#CCCCCC"> Baptist's</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> and all the other</font>
agencies<font color="#CCCCCC"> a partner with</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> us together we</font>
can<font color="#E5E5E5"> make a difference thank you very</font>
much
Southern Baptist<font color="#CCCCCC"> we're three different</font>
organizations<font color="#E5E5E5"> but we work best as one</font>
and the joy of<font color="#E5E5E5"> this</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> is we</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> really do lock</font>
arms<font color="#E5E5E5"> and have the capacity</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> to feed over</font>
<font color="#CCCCCC">four hundred</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> thousand people</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> a day and</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">mr. president thank you for FEMA</font>
they've been incredible through this
we've gone through<font color="#E5E5E5"> many</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> disasters</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> and</font>
they've done<font color="#CCCCCC"> a</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> just a fantastic</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> job of</font>
<font color="#CCCCCC">stepping to plate</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> and being prepared and</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">allowing us to volunteer</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> in</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> the way were</font>
prepared to do well I<font color="#E5E5E5"> think we should</font>
thank dropped long and all of the people
<font color="#CCCCCC">at FEMA and the people at</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> homeland and I</font>
have to say general<font color="#E5E5E5"> Kelly who has been</font>
so much<font color="#E5E5E5"> involved as you know he just</font>
<font color="#CCCCCC">left and he's now in the</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> White House but</font>
his his spirit<font color="#CCCCCC"> and everything else that</font>
<font color="#CCCCCC">has been involved over the last few</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">weeks getting ready</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> because really</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> this</font>
has<font color="#E5E5E5"> been probably now almost two weeks</font>
since<font color="#E5E5E5"> we felt it was probably going to</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">hit that area</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> but general Kelly</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> has done</font>
<font color="#CCCCCC">a fantastic job and Elayne Duke</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> who has</font>
been terrific<font color="#E5E5E5"> so I want to all thank all</font>
<font color="#CCCCCC">of</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> our folks</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> tell me Red Cross how we</font>
doing<font color="#CCCCCC"> Sarah</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> first of all our hearts go</font>
out to the<font color="#CCCCCC"> people of Texas and on behalf</font>
of the<font color="#CCCCCC"> entire</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> American Red Cross</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> so many</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">people have lost everything and</font>
presented in our shelters with just the
clothes on their back<font color="#CCCCCC"> I visited one of</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">the</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> shelters outside of Austin and it</font>
has de bout<font color="#E5E5E5"> 200 people and I had the</font>
opportunity to<font color="#E5E5E5"> talk to all the families</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">everyone from a</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> six-month-old baby to</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> a</font>
<font color="#CCCCCC">6</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> foot</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> 8</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> man and everybody in between</font>
<font color="#CCCCCC">and you</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> heard stories of</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> heartbreak</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> and</font>
heartache but the one thing<font color="#E5E5E5"> that I have</font>
seen<font color="#E5E5E5"> in the nine years</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> that</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> I've been</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">with the</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> American Red Cross is the</font>
incredible resiliency of the American
<font color="#E5E5E5">people they are bound and determined to</font>
<font color="#CCCCCC">build back and there are</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> about 40,000</font>
people<font color="#E5E5E5"> in our shelters right now across</font>
<font color="#CCCCCC">the state of</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> Texas</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> and our volunteers</font>
are pouring in giving them comfort<font color="#E5E5E5"> hope</font>
we've served about three hundred<font color="#CCCCCC"> ninety</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">thousand meal</font>
and snacks<font color="#CCCCCC"> and the incredible</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> thing</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> is</font>
our partners<font color="#E5E5E5"> are there they are getting</font>
a hot meals into<font color="#E5E5E5"> our hands so that we</font>
can serve them<font color="#CCCCCC"> government has</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> just been</font>
phenomenal<font color="#CCCCCC"> I mean when we had a hard</font>
time<font color="#CCCCCC"> getting our volunteers and</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> the city</font>
gave us<font color="#E5E5E5"> dump trucks so we can get</font>
volunteers<font color="#E5E5E5"> and</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> Cod's in Department</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> of</font>
Defense gave us high water vehicles<font color="#E5E5E5"> 20</font>
of them so we could break in and bring
needed<font color="#E5E5E5"> supplies so I'm just so</font>
appreciative<font color="#E5E5E5"> of the teamwork I'm</font>
appreciative of<font color="#E5E5E5"> your support and again</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">our hearts go out to the people of</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> Texas</font>
thank you very<font color="#E5E5E5"> much</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> go it's very nice</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">three hundred</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> ninety</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> thousand</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> that's</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> up</font>
until now<font color="#E5E5E5"> that's</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> a blast</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> you'll be</font>
<font color="#CCCCCC">doubling there that's tremendous quite</font>
<font color="#CCCCCC">sure</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> tremendous job Mike would you like</font>
to say something<font color="#CCCCCC"> just mr. president</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">having just returned from Southeast</font>
Texas yesterday<font color="#E5E5E5"> we heard the resilience</font>
the character the faith<font color="#E5E5E5"> the people of</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">these communities we heard their</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">gratitude</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> to you and the first lady for</font>
<font color="#CCCCCC">the</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> administration support for your</font>
compassion for<font color="#CCCCCC"> their admiration for our</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">first responders from FEMA and down a</font>
local<font color="#CCCCCC"> leadership</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> but I also heard mr.</font>
president<font color="#E5E5E5"> about their gratitude</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> for</font>
volunteer organizations that have
literally been there from<font color="#E5E5E5"> the</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> very</font>
<font color="#CCCCCC">outset of this storm</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> and I</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> want to thank</font>
that you and the first lady<font color="#CCCCCC"> for taking</font>
the opportunity<font color="#CCCCCC"> to</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> call attention to the</font>
Salvation<font color="#E5E5E5"> Army</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> and the Red Cross and and</font>
a Southern Baptist<font color="#E5E5E5"> disaster relief but</font>
anyone looking<font color="#E5E5E5"> on should know that that</font>
while the<font color="#E5E5E5"> federal government is</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> going to</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">be there your direction will</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> be seeking</font>
resources<font color="#CCCCCC"> from the Congress to</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> make</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> sure</font>
that disaster relief is available<font color="#E5E5E5"> for</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">individuals and</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> businesses literally the</font>
work of meeting people's human needs
<font color="#E5E5E5">each and every day will take all</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> of</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> us</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">and these volunteer organizations need</font>
resources they need<font color="#CCCCCC"> people and</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> I would</font>
<font color="#CCCCCC">just add mr.</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> president</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> that anyone</font>
looking<font color="#CCCCCC"> on can go</font>
<font color="#CCCCCC">to</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> envy</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> OAD org</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> it's our website where</font>
<font color="#CCCCCC">all these organizations are listed</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">people can find out how they can be</font>
supportive of national volunteer
<font color="#E5E5E5">organizations that at this very hour and</font>
<font color="#CCCCCC">for weeks and months ahead will be</font>
coming alongside families<font color="#E5E5E5"> as they</font>
rebuild<font color="#E5E5E5"> their lives</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> that's great thank</font>
you<font color="#E5E5E5"> Mike thank you</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> very much this</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> is</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">just some of</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> the locations that over a</font>
very<font color="#E5E5E5"> short</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> period</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> of time they managed</font>
they and others have managed<font color="#E5E5E5"> to go to</font>
some<font color="#CCCCCC"> of</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> these locations as you know very</font>
well<font color="#E5E5E5"> some of</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> the press has been there</font>
and I will say they are<font color="#E5E5E5"> devastated</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> two</font>
days<font color="#CCCCCC"> ago</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> there was water</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> like nobody's</font>
ever<font color="#E5E5E5"> seen before</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> I guess in the history</font>
of<font color="#E5E5E5"> our country we've never had a an</font>
amount of water like we've had<font color="#E5E5E5"> and yet</font>
you were able<font color="#CCCCCC"> to occupy all of</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> these</font>
different locations<font color="#E5E5E5"> and take care of</font>
<font color="#CCCCCC">people you and the others</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> so we want to</font>
just<font color="#CCCCCC"> thank</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> you that's really a special</font>
special<font color="#E5E5E5"> job thank you very much</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> thank</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">you all very much</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> for sure do you</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> think</font>
<font color="#CCCCCC">dark</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> eye is illegal thank you</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> very much</font>
we'll be releasing<font color="#E5E5E5"> on</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> Dhaka sometime</font>
over the weekend<font color="#E5E5E5"> probably Sunday</font>
Saturday<font color="#E5E5E5"> latest will be Monday great</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">feeling for</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> doctor we'll</font><font color="#E5E5E5"> be making a</font>
request<font color="#E5E5E5"> absolutely for the</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> state of</font>
Texas yes and Louisiana<font color="#E5E5E5"> and</font><font color="#CCCCCC"> tomorrow I'm</font>
going<font color="#E5E5E5"> to Louisiana with the first lady</font>
<font color="#E5E5E5">and Texas</font>
it'll be Texas Louisiana<font color="#E5E5E5"> thank you</font>
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