{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://dustyjohnson.house.gov/media/press-releases/delegation-urges-administration-quickly-approve-south-dakota-disaster", "Delegation Urges Administration to Quickly Approve South Dakota Disaster Declaration", "2019-10-30", "2019", "2019-10", "Republican", "House", "SD", "Dusty Johnson", "J000301", "dustyjohnson.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON  U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) today sent a letter to President Trump in support of Gov. Kristi Noem's (R-S.D.) request for a major disaster declaration for the state of South Dakota as a result of severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding that began on September 9, 2019.The delegation has strongly supported South Dakota's previous disaster requests, including those from late-winter storms that caused significant damage to infrastructure, livestock, homes, and bridges throughout the state.\nSouth Dakota has been hit with disastrous storm after storm this year, and the devastation has been catastrophic, wrote Thune, Rounds, and Johnson. We are determined to help South Dakota recover by supporting the local communities and the state of South Dakota as we continue to rebuild areas affected by these major weather events.\nFull text of the letter is below:\nThe Honorable Donald Trump\nPresident of the United States\nThe White House\n1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW\nWashington, DC 20500\nDear President Trump:\nWe write in full support of Governor Kristi Noem's request for a major disaster declaration for the state of South Dakota as a result of severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding that began on September 9, 2019.\nAs Governor Noem's disaster declaration request indicates, the severe weather last month caused extensive damage to homes and businesses, agriculture, and public infrastructure, such as roads, bridges, highways, railroads, parks, and electrical systems across southeastern South Dakota.Many residents had to be evacuated from flood waters or buildings that had been damaged from tornadoes.Thousands of acres of farmland cannot be planted due to severe flooding, which will have a financial impact on individual farming operations and the rural communities in which farmers live.\nSouth Dakota has been hit with disastrous storm after storm this year, and the devastation has been catastrophic. We are determined to help South Dakota recover by supporting the local communities and the state of South Dakota as we continue to rebuild areas affected by these major weather events. \nThank you for your consideration of this request.Please do not hesitate to contact us should you need further assistance in this effort. \nSincerely,\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://dustyjohnson.house.gov/media/press-releases/delegation-urges-administration-quickly-approve-south-dakota-disaster"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7285960018634796, "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"}