{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://rokita.house.gov/press-release/release-rokita-sends-letter-support-indiana%E2%80%99s-request-already-budgeted-federal", "Release - Rokita Sends Letter in Support of Indiana\u2019s Request for Already Budgeted Federal Assistance", "2013-12-05", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Todd Rokita", "R000592", "rokita.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "December 5, 2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\nContact: Zach Zagar  \n\tPhone: (202) 225-5037  \n\tE-mail: zach.zagar@mail.house.gov\n\u00a0\n Rokita Sends Letter in Support of Indiana\u2019s Request for Already Budgeted Federal Assistance \n\u00a0\nWashington, DC \u2013 Representative Todd Rokita released the following statement today after sending a letter to the President supporting Governor Mike Pence\u2019s request for federal disaster assistance for Howard County to aid in recovery from the damage caused by severe storms and tornadoes on November 17.\u00a0 (PDF text of letter is attached)\n\"Recovery from these storms continues.\u00a0 Hoosiers continue to help Hoosiers through these trying times, but some disasters require more.\u00a0 I fully support the Governor\u2019s request for already budgeted disaster assistance.\u00a0\u00a0 Should funds be required beyond those already appropriated, I will work with my colleagues to ensure this assistance is paid for by making cuts elsewhere in the federal budget,\u201d Rokita said. \u00a0\u00a0\nAs further damage throughout the state is evaluated, the Governor may consider requesting federal disaster assistance for other counties impacted by the storms.\u00a0 It is critical that those who have not reported damage to the Indiana Department of Homeland Security do so to ensure need for assistance can be accurately measured.\n-30-", 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://rokita.house.gov/press-release/release-rokita-sends-letter-support-indiana%E2%80%99s-request-already-budgeted-federal"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.169762970879674, "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"}