{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://richmond.house.gov/press-releases/rep-richmond-requests-federal-support-louisiana-responds-severe-flooding", "Rep. Richmond Requests Federal Support as Louisiana Responds To Severe Flooding", "2016-08-13", "2016", "2016-08", "Democrat", "House", "LA", "Cedric Richmond", "R000588", "richmond.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, DC \u2013 In a letter sent to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate, Congressmen Cedric Richmond (LA-02) pushed for continued cooperation between federal and state officials in response to the devastating flooding occurring in Louisiana.\u00a0 Specifically, Congressman Richmond asked Administrator Fugate to rapidly process any forthcoming request for a Major Disaster Declaration, and any subsequent requests for Public or Individual Assistance.\u00a0 Additionally, the Congressman invited Administrator Fugate to witness the devastation first hand:\n\u201cI have no doubt our state is experiencing an unprecedented event,\u201d said Rep. Richmond.\u00a0 \u201cI anticipate our state officials, after preliminary assessments, will present a formal request for a Major Disaster Declaration by the President.\u00a0 Your agency, under the President\u2019s leadership, has been responsive to our requests for assistance in the past.\u00a0 I hope this instance will be no different.\u00a0 It is my hope that the cooperation will continue and a request for a disaster declaration for the flooding will be submitted as soon as possible, and that federal assistance will follow soon after.\u201d\nThe letter to Administrator Fugate can be found here.", 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://richmond.house.gov/press-releases/rep-richmond-requests-federal-support-louisiana-responds-severe-flooding"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9174277074635029, "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"}