{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mcbath.house.gov/press-releases?ID=4612A00D-978F-4FAD-9BED-F66AD542CF23", "McBath, Georgia Congressional Delegation Urge Swift Approval of State\u2019s Federal Disaster Declaration Request", "2024-09-30", "2024", "2024-09", "Democrat", "House", "GA", "Lucy McBath", "M001208", "mcbath.house.gov", "mcbath", "https://mcbath.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Duluth, GA \u2014 Today, Representative Lucy McBath joined Georgia\u2019s entire Congressional Delegation in urging swift approval of Georgia\u2019s request for a Major Federal Disaster Declaration, which would unlock key Federal disaster funding for impacted families, businesses, and local governments.\n\nAfter Georgia\u2019s Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) completed disaster assessments across the state, Governor Brian Kemp formally requested the President declare a major disaster in the State of Georgia.\n\nFollowing the State of Georgia\u2019s formal request, Congresswoman Lucy McBath (GA-07), Senator Jon Ossoff, Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock, Congressman Earl L. \u201cBuddy\u201d Carter (GA-01), Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Congressman Drew Ferguson (GA-03), Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05), Congressman Rich McCormick (GA-06), Congressman Austin Scott (GA-08), Congressman Andrew Clyde (GA-09), Congressman Mike Collins (GA-10), Congressman Barry Loudermilk (GA-11), Congressman Rick Allen (GA-12), Congressman David Scott (GA-13), and Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA-14) urged President Biden to quickly approve the State of Georgia\u2019s request, which would provide a range of important Federal assistance programs in the counties impacted by Hurricane Helene, including funds for both impacted individuals and public infrastructure.\n\n\u201cWe write to convey full support for Governor Brian Kemp\u2019s request for an expedited major disaster declaration for the counties in the State of Georgia significantly impacted by Hurricane Helene,\u201d Georgia\u2019s Congressional Delegation wrote to President Biden. \u201cWe encourage your team to promptly consider Governor Kemp\u2019s request for a major disaster declaration, and we stand ready to work with you and your Administration to support these critical recover efforts in Georgia.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:43:57Z"]], "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://mcbath.house.gov/press-releases?ID=4612A00D-978F-4FAD-9BED-F66AD542CF23"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 51.6244787722826, "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"}