releases: https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-secures-pledge-from-noem-to-expedite-relief-for-missourians-after-devastating-storms/
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| https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-secures-pledge-from-noem-to-expedite-relief-for-missourians-after-devastating-storms/ | Hawley Secures Pledge from Noem to Expedite Relief for Missourians After Devastating Storms | 2025-05-20 | 2025 | 2025-05 | Republican | Senate | MO | Josh Hawley | H001089 | www.hawley.senate.gov | hawley | https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/ | scraper | Less than 24 hours after visiting St. Louis to survey the devastating storm damage from Friday’s tornadoes, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) secured a pledge from Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem – who oversees the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) – to expedite relief for Missouri storm victims. The exchange comes after Missouri was rocked by tornadoes this spring and lost many lives in a span of two months. In the hearing, Senator Hawley detailed the debilitating storms that took the lives of 7 Missourians on Friday and left behind more than $1.6 billion in property damage. He also noted that this is not the only lethal storm to hit the state in recent weeks. “The state has pending three requests for major disaster relief declarations from earlier storms. Counting the people we lost on Friday, we’ve lost almost twenty people now in major storms in the last two months in Missouri. It’s been a terrible spring for us,” said Senator Hawley. “For those three disaster declaration requests that are still pending, will you help with those and get those approved? We are desperate for the assistance in Missouri.” “Yes, absolutely,” promised Secretary Noem. Secretary Noem pledged that she would expedite individual assistance for affected Missourians and review of the state’s requested disaster declarations. She also promised she would work with Senator Hawley, who chairs the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Disaster Management, to ensure FEMA provides Missourians with the necessary assistance in the aftermath of the storms. “Can you commit to, as we deal with this disaster in St. Louis and others around the state, that under your leadership, FEMA is going to act with expedition, they are going to be clear in the communications, and they are going to follow up and give Missourians the awards they need if they qualify for it?” asked Senator Hawley. | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:20:29Z |