{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=818DBF5E-1106-498E-90F7-86B3631374F9", "Following Efforts from Klobuchar, Smith, and the Entire Minnesota Delegation, FEMA Issues Disaster Assistance for Flood Recovery in Martin and Murray Counties", "2024-09-16", "2024", "2024-09", "Democrat", "Senate", "MN", "Amy Klobuchar", "K000367", "www.klobuchar.senate.gov", "klobuchar", "https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved the delivery of Individual Assistance for Minnesotans affected by severe storms and flooding across Martin and Murray counties. The Individual Assistance programs provide disaster survivors with access to a range of programs and services to aid in the recovery process, including financial assistance to eligible individuals and households.\n\nDamage assessments by federal, state, and local emergency management teams are ongoing, and FEMA may designate more counties and additional forms of assistance as damage is assessed.\n\n\u201cThe flooding this summer inflicted serious damage across our state, and we must continue working together to recover,\u201d said Klobuchar. \u201cFEMA continues to be an active partner in the recovery effort so that our state can receive critical federal disaster relief funds, and expanding assistance to Martin and Murray counties will ensure residents have the help they need to rebuild.\u201d\n\n\u201cMinnesotans are still struggling after this summer\u2019s devastating floods, and every level of government is needed for our communities to recover,\u201d said Smith. \u201cFEMA is an important federal partner, and this new assistance for residents of Martin and Murray counties will help provide the support they need to get back on track.\u201d\n\nIn June, Klobuchar and Smith led the entire bipartisan Minnesota congressional delegation in securing President Biden\u2019s approval of Minnesota\u2019s request for federal assistance to help Minnesotans whose homes suffered damage from storms and flooding. This announcement follows the Administration\u2019s previous round of Individual Assistance in July, which made 19 counties eligible for funding.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:46:43Z"]], "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.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=818DBF5E-1106-498E-90F7-86B3631374F9"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8732108399271965, "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"}