{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20141115040454/http://reed.house.gov/press-release/new-york-state-foot-portion-bill-counties-affected-flooding-earlier-year", "NEW YORK STATE TO FOOT PORTION OF THE BILL FOR COUNTIES AFFECTED BY FLOODING EARLIER THIS YEAR", "2014-11-14", "2014", "2014-11", "Republican", "House", "NY", "Tom Reed", "R000585", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Today Tom Reed applauded news that New York State will minimize the financial impact on local taxpayers by alleviating local governments of their entire required share of FEMA Public Assistance Program for counties affected by floods earlier this year.\nEarlier this month, Reed\u2019s office urged the Governor to guarantee funding the local 25% cost share for communities in Western New York and the Finger Lakes. At the request of Reed\u2019s office and other federal representatives, FEMA continues to work with local municipalities and organizations in the affected counties to repair the infrastructure.\n\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to see that our local communities will get the fair funding and resources they need to rebuild in the wake of devastating floods,\u201d said Reed. \u201cGetting impacted areas back up and safely operating again has always been our top priority. This assistance is great news for Western New York and the Finger Lakes.\u201d\n\u201cThe announcement of Governor Cuomo\u2019s decision to release State assistance to organizations to recover from the aftermath of the May 2014 storm, has brought tremendous relief to all at the ARC of Yates,\u201d said Kate Ring, Executive Director of The ARC of Yates. \u201cWe would also like to thank Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Congressman Tom Reed, Senator Tom O\u2019Mara and Assemblyman Phil Palmesano for their efforts on our behalf. They each played a critical role in helping us to acquire designation as a critical services Agency and worked tirelessly to bring State dollars to aid us in this time of intense hardship.\u201d\nDirectly following the flooding, Reed\u00a0contacted Governor Cuomo\u2019s office to encourage the Governor to apply for federal assistance if the state is unable to respond effectively on its own. \u00a0Reed visited the areas hit hardest by flooding including the Village of Penn Yan in Yates County and Camp Good Days in Branchport to see the damage firsthand.\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://web.archive.org/web/20141115040454/http://reed.house.gov/press-release/new-york-state-foot-portion-bill-counties-affected-flooding-earlier-year"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3338332064449787, "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"}