{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/miss-delegation-urges-trump-approve-major-disaster-declaration-mississippi", "Miss. Delegation Urges Trump to Approve Major Disaster Declaration for Mississippi", "2026-02-09", "2026", "2026-02", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 The Mississippi congressional delegation today shared their strong support for Governor Tate Reeves\u2019 request for a major disaster declaration after deadly Winter Storm Fern struck the state from January 23 through January 27, 2026.\n\nU.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and U.S. Representatives Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., Trent Kelly, R-Miss., Michael Guest, R-Miss., and Mike Ezell, R-Miss., sent President Trump a letter endorsing the governor\u2019s request for an expedited major disaster declaration for 36 counties and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians for individual federal assistance and disaster unemployment. The message also contains a request for public assistance to help local governments in 38 counties and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. If approved, the major disaster declaration would unlock additional federal resources to supplement state recovery efforts, including debris removal.\n\n\u201cWe are grieved that preliminary reports indicate that 26 lives have been lost in our state. Nearly 200,000 homes lost power, and many residents remain without electricity. Initial damage assessments point to widespread destruction of homes, businesses, and community facilities,\u201d the lawmakers wrote.\n\nThe letter follows a preliminary disaster assessment, which highlights the tragic loss of life and the extent of damage to Mississippi communities\n\n\u201cState and local resources, along with those of volunteer organizations, are insufficient to meet Mississippi\u2019s recovery needs. Strong federal support and coordination will be essential to help communities recover and rebuild,\u201d the lawmakers continued.\n\nRead the full letter below.\n\n\u201cDear President Trump,", 1, "2026-06-27T21:44:12Z", "2026-06-27T22:17:58Z"]], "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://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/miss-delegation-urges-trump-approve-major-disaster-declaration-mississippi"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.682058908045292, "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"}