Ted Cruz: “We had over 850 high water rescues of people.”

“And so in terms of the search and rescue, we had over a dozen helicopters in the air from the National Guard, from the coast guard, from Texas DPS. We had over 850 high water rescues of people. demonstrating incredible courage. We've all seen the footage online of girls being hoisted up in winches, pulled out of trees, rescued and just ordinary heroism.” (03:41–03:46)

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