{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.cochran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=403B83A0-308C-486C-8386-E11953736701", "HOLMES CO. BUSINESS AWARDED $6.76 MILLION FEMA CONTRACT FOR MANUFACTURED HOMES", "2016-09-20", "2016", "2016-09", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Thad Cochran", "C000567", "www.cochran.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C \u2013 U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded a $6.76 million contract to a Holmes County business to supply temporary housing for Louisiana flood victims. Lexington Homes, Inc. in Lexington was awarded the fixed-price contract to construct and deliver 155 manufactured homes, which will be used to support flood disaster recovery efforts in Louisiana.\u00a0 Severe storms and flooding there in August led to a federal emergency designation for 22 parishes.\u201cThe temporary housing assistance offered by FEMA can help disaster victims rebuild their lives.\u00a0 I am pleased that a Mississippi manufacturer has been awarded a contract to supply this housing,\u201d said Cochran.The $6.76 million contract is funded through FY2016 appropriations provided by Congress.\u00a0 Lexington Homes is one of seven builders to compete successfully for this indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract, which includes four option years.Eligible disaster victims whose pre-disaster residence is inaccessible or uninhabitable can apply through the FEMA Individuals and Households Program for temporary housing assistance.\u00a0 Under this program, FEMA provides one, two or three-bedroom units.Cochran is chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and serves on the subcommittee with funding jurisdiction over FEMA and the Department of Homeland Security.\r\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://www.cochran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=403B83A0-308C-486C-8386-E11953736701"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8364198729395866, "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"}