{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.husted.senate.gov/media/press-releases/husted-moreno-balderson-back-disaster-declaration-for-ohio-following-severe-storms/", "Husted, Moreno, Balderson back disaster declaration for Ohio following severe storms", "2026-09-03", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "OH", "Jon Husted", "H001104", "www.husted.senate.gov", "husted", "https://www.husted.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cWe respectfully urge you to quickly approve the Governor\u2019s request for a major disaster declaration for the State of Ohio to help our constituents begin the process of rebuilding.\u201d\n\nCOLUMBUS \u2013 Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) joined Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) and Rep. Troy Balderson (R-Ohio) today in urging President Donald Trump and the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) to grant a major disaster declaration for Ohio following devastating damage caused by severe storms that moved through Ohio on Aug. 10-23, 2026.\n\nThe letter backs the request made on Sept. 2, 2026, by Gov. Mike DeWine for a major disaster declaration.\n\nFederal assistance is necessary to supplement the efforts and resources available to the state, local governments and disaster relief organizations.\n\n\u201cWe write in strong support of Governor Mike DeWine\u2019s request for a major disaster declaration, which was submitted to FEMA Region V on September 2, 2026,\u201d wrote the lawmakers.\n\n\u201cBetween August 10, 2026, and August 23, 2026, severe and extreme weather, including a derecho, tornadoes, and catastrophic flooding, spread across much of Ohio. These storms tragically resulted in two deaths, numerous injuries, left 300,000 Ohioans without power, and destroyed hundreds of homes, properties, and businesses belonging to our constituents,\u201d they continued.\n\n\u201cWe thank you for your administration\u2019s rapid assistance and coordination to support the State of Ohio and Ohioans impacted by these devastating storms. We respectfully urge you to quickly approve the Governor\u2019s request for a major disaster declaration for the State of Ohio to help our constituents begin the process of rebuilding,\u201d they concluded.\n\nThe letter requests a major disaster declaration for Ohio and activation of the following programs:\n\nIndividual Assistance Grant Program, including the Crisis Counseling Program, Disaster Unemployment Assistance, Disaster Case Management and Disaster Legal Services, for Adams, Athens, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Darke, Fairfield, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Highland, Licking, Logan, Madison, Morgan, Muskingum, Perry, Preble, Richland, Shelby and Washington counties\n\nFEMA\u2019s Transitional Sheltering Assistance Program for direct federal assistance\n\nHazard Mitigation Grant Program statewide\n\nSBA Physical Damage Loans and Economic Injury Disaster Loans programs\n\nThis comes after the lawmakers sent a letter to FEMA Administrator Cameron Hamilton and U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Kelly Loeffler requesting they begin conducting damage assessments in Ohio as soon as possible due to the repetitive and ongoing storm impacts.", 1, "2026-09-04T09:19:37Z", "2026-09-04T09:20:58Z"]], "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.husted.senate.gov/media/press-releases/husted-moreno-balderson-back-disaster-declaration-for-ohio-following-severe-storms/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3750698417425156, "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"}