{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.hydesmith.senate.gov/miss-congressional-delegation-applauds-trump-approving-major-disaster-declaration-mississippi", "MISS. CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION APPLAUDS TRUMP FOR APPROVING MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION FOR MISSISSIPPI", "2026-07-02", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "MS", "Cindy Hyde-Smith", "H001079", "www.hydesmith.senate.gov", "hydesmith", "https://www.hydesmith.senate.gov/newsroom", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S. Representatives Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), Trent Kelly (R-Miss.), Michael Guest (R-Miss.), and Mike Ezell (R-Miss.) today applauded President Trump for approving Mississippi\u2019s request for a major disaster declaration after devastating tornadoes and severe weather struck the state on May 6 and 7, 2026.\n\nThe approval will unlock federal resources to support recovery efforts. The declaration approves Individual Assistance for Lamar, Lincoln, Franklin, Lawrence, and Wilkinson counties and Public Assistance for Lamar, Lincoln, Franklin, and Lawrence counties.\n\n\u201cWe are grateful to President Trump for approving Mississippi's major disaster declaration. These resources will help families, communities, and municipalities rebuild and recover from recent natural disasters,\u201d the Mississippi congressional delegation said in a joint statement.\n\nFollowing the storm, the delegation signed a letter to President Trump in support of Governor Tate Reeves\u2019 request for a major disaster declaration.\n\n\u201cThe magnitude of the destruction has placed extraordinary strain on state and local resources, and the capabilities of volunteer and charitable organizations alone will not be sufficient to meet the long-term recovery needs of affected communities. Federal assistance will be critical to support the recovery of these communities,\u201d the lawmakers wrote in the letter.\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-23T07:31:02Z", "2026-07-23T07:32:26Z"]], "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.hydesmith.senate.gov/miss-congressional-delegation-applauds-trump-approving-major-disaster-declaration-mississippi"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9599339682608843, "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"}