{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://fischbach.house.gov/2024/6/minnesota-delegation-urges-biden-administration-to-approve-minnesota-s-request-for-disaster-declaration", "Minnesota Delegation Urges Biden Administration to Approve Minnesota's Request for Disaster Declaration", "2024-06-28", "2024", "2024-06", "Republican", "House", "MN", "Michelle Fischbach", "F000470", "fischbach.house.gov", "fischbach", "https://fischbach.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. - As promised, following Governor Walz's request for a Major Disaster Declaration to help communities that are working to recover from severe weather and flooding, the Minnesota delegation has sent a letter to the Biden Administration to approve this request quickly. Once this disaster declaration is approved, the federal government will be able to provide disaster assistance for various recovery and rebuilding efforts.\n\n\u201cWe write to you in strong support of the state of Minnesota\u2019s request for a Major Disaster Declaration under the Stafford Act to assist communities that are working to recover from severe storms and flooding. These natural disasters have caused significant damage, and we ask that you quickly grant approval for federal disaster assistance,\u201d said the lawmakers.\n\nThe lawmakers continued, \u201cTime and time again, Minnesotans have stepped up to support their neighbors after natural disasters. When flood waters rise and homes are damaged, volunteers and neighbors are quick to fill sandbags, clean up debris, and lend a hand to those in need. Impacted communities will repair the damage and rebuild following these disasters, but rapid federal assistance will speed up this recovery effort. We strongly support Minnesota\u2019s request for a Major Disaster Declaration and ask that you grant its approval without delay.\u201d", 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://fischbach.house.gov/2024/6/minnesota-delegation-urges-biden-administration-to-approve-minnesota-s-request-for-disaster-declaration"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9251618757843971, "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"}