[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 117 (Tuesday, July 8, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S4244]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          CENTRAL TEXAS FLOODS

  Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, before I begin, I just want to say that I 
join Americans around the country in praying for the victims of the 
torrential flooding in Texas this weekend. More than 100 have been 
reported dead--among them, at least 28 children. It is a moment of 
unfathomable pain for so many, and my prayers are with the grieving 
parents and the grieving families.
  I am grateful for the efforts of the rescue workers, military 
members, and volunteers who put themselves in harm's way to rescue 
flood victims. And it would be wrong to acknowledge rescuers without 
also mentioning the everyday Americans who died in the floods trying to 
save others, like the camp director who died trying to get his campers 
to safety.
  The Scriptures say:

       A greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down 
     his life for his friends.

  These are the people we would all hope to be at the moment of our 
testing.
  Again, my thoughts and prayers are with all the victims of these 
deadly floods and with those who continue to work to rescue them.

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