Dick Durbin — Jul 8, 2025

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July 8, 2025, Senate floor: “I know I speak for millions of Americans when I say we are heartbroken over the flash floods that devastated Central Texas this past weekend. Early Friday morning, while most were fast asleep, a foot of rain fell onto Texas Hill Country. This deluge flowed into the Guadalupe River, causing it to rise by 26 feet in 45 minutes.” He named 27 deaths at Camp Mystic and asked the Senate and House to stand together for the victims.

Codes

• Disaster Mention yes — Names this flood or the places hit.
• Climate Connection no — Condolence or relief. No climate-cause sentence.
• Mentioned Republican Obstruction of Climate Action no — No obstruction claim about this flood.