{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://benniethompson.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-thompson-announced-26-additional-counties-eligible-public", "Congressman Thompson Announced 26 Additional Counties Eligible for Public Assistance Following Easter Storms", "2020-06-02", "2020", "2020-06", "Democrat", "House", "MS", "Bennie G. Thompson", "T000193", "benniethompson.house.gov", "benniethompson", "https://benniethompson.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "For Immediate Release Contact: Stephanie Booker\n\nJune 2, 2020 601-866-9003\n\nCongressman Thompson Announced 26 Additional Counties Eligible for Public Assistance Following Easter Storms\n\nBOLTON, MISSISSIPPI \u2013 Today, United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced the State of Mississippi and Mississippi Emergency Management Agency has approved additional counties for Public Assistance for damages from the April 12, 2020 tornadoes.\n\nThe following counties are now eligible public assistance through FEMA: Bolivar, Calhoun, Carroll, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Coahoma, Grenada, Holmes, Jasper, Lafayette, Lawrence, Leake, Montgomery, Noxubee, Panola, Quitman, Smith, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tunica, Walthall, Webster and Yalobusha.\n\nThe Public Assistance (PA) Grant Program support communities' recovery from major disasters by providing them with grant assistance for debris removal, life-saving emergency protective measures, and restoring public infrastructure. Local governments, states, tribes, territories and certain private nonprofit organizations are eligible to apply.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-06-28T00:12:47Z"]], "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-thompson-announced-26-additional-counties-eligible-public"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7518969941884279, "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"}