Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) said during a recent interview that the government failed “at every level” in preparation and response to the deadly flooding in Texas that has killed more than 120 people.

“There are families across the state in tears today, suffering so much loss, and this was totally unnecessary to have this big loss, so many lives, so many children's lives taken when we have the technological means to do something about it,” Doggett said during his Saturday morning appearance on MSNBC “Velshi.”

“I believe there have been failures at every level of government, from the county to the state and the federal,” Doggett told anchor Ali Velshi.

Doggett mentioned President Trump bashing a Texas-based reporter on Friday, during his visit to the Lone Star State, who asked what his response would be to families........

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