{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://benniethompson.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-bennie-thompson-announces-more-1-million-approved-april-tornado", "Congressman Bennie Thompson Announces More Than $1 Million Approved for April Tornado Survivors in Mississippi", "2024-06-25", "2024", "2024-06", "Democrat", "House", "MS", "Bennie G. Thompson", "T000193", "benniethompson.house.gov", "benniethompson", "https://benniethompson.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Bolton, MS \u2013 Congressman Bennie G. Thompson is pleased to announce that more than $1.3 million in FEMA assistance has been approved for survivors of the severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding that occurred in Mississippi from April 8-11, 2024. This approval comes just two weeks after a federal disaster declaration was issued for the state.\n\nThese vital grants will help pay for uninsured and underinsured losses and storm-related damage to eligible homeowners and renters in Hancock, Hinds, Humphreys, Madison, Neshoba, and Scott counties. The approved assistance includes:\n\nMore than $906,000 in Housing Assistance: This funding will help cover costs for home repairs, home replacement, and rental assistance for those whose homes were damaged or destroyed.\n\nMore than $476,000 in Other Needs Assistance: This aid will support personal property replacement and address other serious storm-related needs such as moving and storage fees, transportation, childcare, and medical and dental expenses.\n\nSurvivors of the April storms have until August 9, 2024, to apply for assistance.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:11:47Z"]], "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://benniethompson.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-bennie-thompson-announces-more-1-million-approved-april-tornado"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7286721374839544, "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"}