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https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-schmitt-urge-trump-to-approve-missouri-emergency-declaration-unlock-disaster-funding-immediately/	Hawley, Schmitt Urge Trump to Approve Missouri Emergency Declaration & Unlock Disaster Funding Immediately	2025-05-21	2025	2025-05	Republican	Senate	MO	Josh Hawley	H001089	www.hawley.senate.gov	hawley	https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/	scraper	Earlier this morning, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) penned a letter to President Donald Trump, urging him to swiftly approve Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe’s May 19 emergency disaster declaration in light of recent devastating storms. “If approved, this declaration would immediately unlock critical funding to support state and local efforts to remove debris and take emergency protective measures,” the Senators wrote. “After touring the devastated neighborhoods, we can personally attest to the scale of the damage and the clear need for the governor’s request to unlock this first step of federal assistance to support first responder efforts,” they explained. This emergency designation would unlock resources for immediate needs such as debris removal while the damage is assessed for a more widespread disaster declaration. Senator Hawley spent Monday on the ground in St. Louis, Missouri, meeting with victims and surveying the damage inflicted by Friday’s tornadoes, and has set up a portal on his website to help constituents with insurance claims. Read the full letter here or below.	1	2026-03-30T01:40:41Z	2026-04-07T00:49:36Z