{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://reichert.house.gov/press-release/reichert-supports-governors-appeal-federal-wildfire-assistance", "Reichert Supports Governor's Appeal for Federal Wildfire Assistance", "2014-08-13", "2014", "2014-08", "Republican", "House", "WA", "Dave Reichert", "R000578", "reichert.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Issaquah, WA \u2013 After learning that the Washington State request for Individual Assistance, as well as Public Assistance for Chelan County, through a Major Disaster Declaration was denied, U.S. Congressman Dave Reichert (WA-8) issued the following statement:  \n\t\u00a0  \n\t\u201cI fully support Governor Inslee\u2019s decision to appeal this ruling from the federal government. Not only is this one of the worst wildfire seasons Washington has seen in many, many years, but we have seen individuals and families lose absolutely everything.\u00a0 The state is doing what it can to help provide assistance but they can\u2019t do it alone.\u00a0 I am working with my colleagues, FEMA, and the Governor\u2019s office to get the federal help we need to ensure people can access basic necessities and provide for themselves and their families as they rebuild their lives. I urge the federal government to address these needs and seriously consider the Governor\u2019s appeal.\u201d  \n\t\u00a0  \n\tWildfires in Washington State have destroyed more than 300 homes across four different counties and have seriously affected local economies, particularly as this comes in the middle of the busiest tourism season for Central Washington, in addition to the destruction of private property.", 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": ["http://reichert.house.gov/press-release/reichert-supports-governors-appeal-federal-wildfire-assistance"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3621810358017683, "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"}