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Threat Of Political Storm Builds As Harvey's Floodwaters Torment Texas
Resume![President Donald Trump meets with emergency officials to discuss the hurricane season, Friday, Aug. 4, 2017, at Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) headquarters in Washington. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)](https://wordpress.wbur.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/0828_trump-harvey-1000x667.jpg)
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and FEMA's administrator Brock Long are praising President Trump's response to the floods brought by now-Tropical Storm Harvey. Now the next test looms: getting Congress to approve recovery funds.
NPR's Domenico Montanaro (@DomenicoNPR) joins Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson to discuss the storm's political ramifications.
This segment aired on August 28, 2017.