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John Cornyn: “The death toll continues to rise.”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Texas Senator John Cornyn Discusses Devastating Floods in Central Texas

Published | Video Starts at 05:14

In the rescue efforts. And still, As I said, 27 young girls unaccounted for. We're still hopeful and prayerful that they will be recovered. But as you noted also The death toll continues to rise. And over and above these camps where these young girls were located, there were many Fourth of July campers who were what we, I guess you'd call day campers who were did not have to register with anybody. (05:14–05:18)

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Asserts that the death toll from the flooding is increasing.

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