{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.fischer.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news?ID=F8569134-ED87-4F61-9A23-13817964721B", "Nebraska Delegation Echoes Governor\u2019s Request for Major Disaster Declaration for Areas Affected by Late Spring Storms", "2024-08-01", "2024", "2024-08", "Republican", "Senate", "NE", "Deb Fischer", "F000463", "www.fischer.senate.gov", "fischer", "https://www.fischer.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases", "scraper", "U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) and U.S. Representatives Mike Flood (NE-01), Don Bacon (NE-02), and Adrian Smith (NE-03) sent a letter to President Joe Biden in support of Governor Jim Pillen\u2019s (R-Neb.) request for a major disaster declaration for areas impacted by severe storms from May 20 to June 3, 2024.During that time period, severe tornadoes, thunderstorms, high winds, and flooding caused extensive damage across the state. Overall, the storms inflicted over $11.5 million in damage to public infrastructure in impacted counties.Specifically, Governor Pillen\u2019s request follows storms that affectedBurt, Butler, Colfax, Dodge, Douglas, Dundy, Fillmore, Hamilton, Hayes, Hitchcock, Howard, Keith, Platte, Polk, Red Willow, Saunders and Washington counties.\n\nA copy of the delegation\u2019s letter to President Biden is below and a signed copy isavailable here.\n\nPresident Joe Biden\n\nThe White House\n\n1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW\n\nWashington, D.C. 20500\n\nDear Mr. President:\n\nWe write in support of Governor Jim Pillen\u2019s request for a major disaster declaration, which followed the storms occurring between May 20 \u2013 June 3, 2024, for the Nebraska counties of Burt, Butler, Colfax, Dodge, Douglas, Dundy, Fillmore, Hamilton, Hayes, Hitchcock, Howard, Keith, Platte, Polk, Red Willow, Saunders and Washington.\n\nSevere storms caused extensive damage across the state due to the combination of tornadoes, thunderstorms, high winds, and flooding. Overall, the storms inflicted over $11.5 million in damages to public infrastructure in impacted counties.\n\nOnce again, the people of Nebraska must face the difficult process of recovering from damaging thunderstorms and tornadoes. As they have time and time again, Nebraskans will demonstrate their resilience in the face of disaster. We encourage the federal government to join with the state in these restoration efforts.\n\nWe stand ready and willing to assist in any way possible to ensure prompt evaluation of this request. Please do not hesitate to contact our offices with any questions.\n\nPermalink: https://www.fischer.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2024/8/nebraska-delegation-echoes-governor-s-request-for-major-disaster-declaration-for-areas-affected-by-late-spring-storms", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:41:32Z"]], "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.fischer.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news?ID=F8569134-ED87-4F61-9A23-13817964721B"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.826683059334755, "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"}