{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.blunt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/blunt-applauds-court-ruling-ordering-compensation-for-missouri-river-flood-victims", "Blunt Applauds Court Ruling Ordering Compensation for Missouri River Flood Victims", "2020-12-17", "2020", "2020-12", "Republican", "House", "MO", "Roy Blunt", "B000575", "www.blunt.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON  U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) released the\r\nfollowing statement today applauding a ruling by the U.S Court of Federal\r\nClaims ordering the federal government to compensate property owners along the\r\nMissouri River who sustained flood damage due to mismanagement by the U.S. Army\r\nCorps of Engineers (USACE): The families, farmers, and business owners who were hurt by\r\nthe Army Corps of Engineers' mismanagement of the Missouri River deserve to be\r\ncompensated immediately. The court has made clear that the Corps is responsible\r\nfor historic flooding that occurred along the river for several years. Their\r\ncontinued efforts to deny victims the compensation they deserve is completely\r\nunacceptable. The Corps needs to acknowledge they are at fault and settle the\r\nclaims that should have been resolved years ago so property owners can put this\r\nchapter behind them. Moving forward, I again call on the Corps to prioritize\r\nflood control infrastructure along the lower Missouri River and the protection\r\nof lives and property in its river management plans. In 2018, Blunt commended the U.S. Court of Federal Claims\r\ndecision finding the USACE liable for historic flood damage that occurred in\r\n2007, 2008, 2010, 2013 and 2014. Last month, Blunt joined U.S. Senators Jerry\r\nMoran (Kan.), Joni Ernst (Iowa), Deb Fischer (Neb.), Chuck Grassley (Iowa), Ben\r\nSasse (Neb.) and Pat Roberts (Kan.) in sending a letter to Secretary of the\r\nArmy Ryan McCarthy urging the USACE to abide by the 2018 ruling and resolve\r\nclaims promptly and fairly.  In March, Blunt introduced legislation to overhaul the\r\nUSACE's process for managing water resource projects along the lower Missouri\r\nRiver system. The Lower Missouri River Flood Prevention Program Act,\r\ncosponsored by all of the senators from the lower Missouri River basin states,\r\nwould establish a new program that would require the USACE to implement a\r\nsystem-wide approach to water development projects to reduce flood risk and\r\nimprove flood protection along the lower Missouri River.", 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://www.blunt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/blunt-applauds-court-ruling-ordering-compensation-for-missouri-river-flood-victims"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6332860104739666, "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"}