{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://clayhiggins.house.gov/media/press-releases/higgins-100-federal-cost-share-authorized-hurricane-laura-public-assistance", "Higgins: 100% Federal Cost-Share Authorized for Hurricane Laura Public Assistance", "2020-10-30", "2020", "2020-10", "Republican", "Senate", "LA", "Clay Higgins", "H001077", "clayhiggins.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "LAKE CHARLES, LA  Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that President Trump approved the Louisiana delegation's request for a 100% federal cost-share for FEMA Public Assistance programs in response to Hurricane Laura.\nThe adjustment will apply to debris removal and emergency protective measures (Categories A & B), including direct federal assistance, under the Public Assistance program for a continuous period of 30 days established by the State.\nCongressman Higgins requested a federal cost-share adjustment in a letter to President Trump on September 8. Read that letter here. The entire Louisiana delegation sent a subsequent letter to President Trump on October 9. Read that letter here.\nCongressman Higgins issued the following statement:\n \n\tI'm grateful that President Trump granted our request and authorized FEMA to cover 100% ofPublic Assistance costs in response to Hurricane Laura. State and local government resources have been stretched to the limit. This change provides much-needed support and enables our cities and parishes to fully participate in FEMA's disaster recovery programs.", 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://clayhiggins.house.gov/media/press-releases/higgins-100-federal-cost-share-authorized-hurricane-laura-public-assistance"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9752023033797741, "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"}