For the few people who stayed (in Port Arthur), they could lose their lives. That's a very real possibility. |
If I hadn't thought to get the senators involved, those people that were in the hospital today would probably be dead, some of them. They wouldn't have electricity and water to survive. |
It looks like a war zone. |
Right now, if anybody wants to work, look at the unemployment ads. |
The depth of the channel is the lifeblood of not only our community, but to 11 percent of the country's fuel production. |
There was a lot of frustration on all our parts. And hopefully our government will take a look so no American city will have to go through this. |
They're still not here. The state makes the request, works hard on the request. It falls in the cracks of the federal government. |
We could have a massive inundation of Port Arthur. |
We had patients throwing up. It was very ugly. |
We've got 50 generators sitting on trailers that would get water and sewer back running, but they won't let us unload them. There's still a breakdown of communication between the state and federal government. |