Sentences with phrase «federal disaster relief efforts»

While President Obama cancelled his Ohio campaign stops to stay in Washington, DC to co-ordinate Federal disaster relief efforts for...

, chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, came as White House and congressional leaders discussed a plan to immediately pump about $ 6 billion into federal disaster relief efforts.

U.S. President Donald Trump approved emergency declarations for Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, mobilizing federal disaster relief efforts, the White House said.

Not exact matches

As Congress continues to consider hurricane relief funding, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget re-released its «A Mini-Bargain to Improve the Budget» proposal with a new plan to help finance disaster relief efforts.

The total would include $ 7.4 billion for the Homeland Security Department's Disaster Relief Fund, which will be used by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to support ongoing hurricane response efforts.

«Hurricane relief efforts depend heavily on action at the federal level, which can only occur if Texans residing in disaster zones have full and effective representation in Congress.»

Pushing for federal Sandy relief aid Sen. Charles Schumer (D - N.Y.) vows to continue efforts to push the House to take the final votes needed to approve the federal disaster aid to Sandy victims.

Here's something about it from this morning's LA Times that should shake your tree... http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-rove29oct29,0,440699.story?track=tothtml «the most significant element of Rove's effort to help four - term Rep. Thomas M. Reynolds keep his job may have occurred behind closed doors, when the White House strategist met with a federal disaster relief official contemplating how to respond to the storm.

It also builds on the disaster assistance efforts President Obama approved in the last several days, including major disaster declarations, which make federal assistance - like these emergency relief funds - available to supplement state and local response and recovery efforts.

President Donald Trump on August 25th signed a disaster relief declaration to funnel federal aid and emergency resources to rescue and recovery efforts along the Gulf Coast.

Specifically, we allow covered entities to use or disclose protected health information without individual agreement to federal, state, or local government agencies engaged in disaster relief activities, as well as to private disaster relief or disaster assistance organizations (such as the Red Cross) authorized by law or by their charters to assist in disaster relief efforts, to allow these organizations to carry out their responsibilities in a specific disaster situation.