{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://abraham.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/abraham-delegation-support-governor-s-appeal-fema-cost-share-reduction", "Abraham, delegation support Governors appeal of FEMA cost-share reduction denial from March flood", "2016-11-01", "2016", "2016-11", "Republican", "House", "LA", "Ralph Abraham", "A000374", "abraham.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Congressman Ralph Abraham, M.D., R-Alto, on Tuesday led the Louisiana Congressional delegation in a letter to President Obama supporting Gov. John Bel Edwards\u2019 appeal of FEMA\u2019s decision not to grant a cost-share adjustment for the March flood.\nUnder current parameters, FEMA will cover 75 percent of the damage caused by the March flood, leaving the remaining 25 percent to be covered by the state and local governments.\u00a0Dr. Abraham, the delegation and Gov. Edwards previously requested that FEMA cover 90 percent of the damages given both the scope of the March flood and the drain on state and local resources that resulted from the August flood.\nFEMA denied that request, but the Governor appealed that decision earlier this week. Dr. Abraham and the delegation\u2019s letter supports that appeal.\u00a0A 90-10 cost-share adjustment has already been granted for victims of the August flood.\n\u201cIt\u2019s certainly a good step that FEMA has rightfully granted a cost-share adjustment for the victims of the August flood, but March victims cannot be forgotten during this recovery process,\u201d Dr. Abraham said. \u201cWe\u2019re still assessing damage, and people are still hurting. They need the support of their federal government.\u201d\nJoining Dr. Abraham on the letter were Sens. David Vitter and Bill Cassidy and Reps. Steve Scalise, Garret Graves, Cedric Richmond, John Fleming and Charles Boustany.\nDr. Abraham has also authored a bill that would grant the cost-share reduction.\nAbout 40,000 people across 36 parishes faced flood damages as the result of the March flood. Affected parishes include Allen, Ascension, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Calcasieu, Caldwell, Catahoula, Claiborne, De Soto, East Carroll, Franklin, Grant, Jackson, La Salle, Lincoln, Livingston, Madison, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Rapides, Red River, Richland, Sabine, St. Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Union, Vernon, Washington, Webster, West Carroll and Winn.\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://abraham.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/abraham-delegation-support-governor-s-appeal-fema-cost-share-reduction"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.519469078630209, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}