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Moved up towards the houston area, were able to get the necessary supplies into the district that i represent. All be it not nearly fast enough to deal with the need. It is getting in at a reasonable pace. Are you concerned at all about congress when you get back . Theres going to be a lot on your plate. And we saw this in some cases in past disasters. We certainly saw it with hurricane sandy. There have been some battles over funding, over money being spent to help people who found themselves in this situation. What are you anticipating when you go back to washington, d. C. , and have you tal...

My baby kept me alive. >> so emotional. many of the people stranded in houston, though, still waiting to be rescued. city officials say they have responded to more than 4,000 water-related calls. they have performed 209 water rescues just overnight. and at a press conference this morning, officials said there were still 185 critical rescue requests still out there. houston issued no evacuation order in advance of the storm. mayor sylvester taylor defending that decision sunday. >> you cannot put in the city of houston 2.3 million people on the road. that is dangerous. if you think the situatio...