Sentences with phrase «called federal disaster»
«I'm sure we've exceeded that amount,» said Godfrey, who called federal disaster aid «issue number one» for the lake shore counties.
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The federal government offers a kind of insurance of its own through a fund called the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements program, which helps provinces and territories recover from natural disasters.
At the same time, the NY - 19 Republican voiced support for the call by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor that any additional disaster funding be offset by spending cuts elsewhere in the federal budgt.
Add Rep. Tom Reed to the list of New York Republicans who support House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's call for offsetting additional disaster aid in the wake of Irene with spending cuts elsewhere in the federal budget.
Twenty members of New York's House delegation are calling on President Obama to name seven six additional counties as disaster areas in order for them to be eligible for federal aid.
Slap said Harvey was only the latest natural disaster to expose flaws in the national flood insurance programme allowing property owners in the Federal Emergency Management Agency's so - called Zone X — areas at risk of a once - in -500-years flood event — not to carry coverage or fully disclose their flood risk when they sell.
Issue Brief: Federal Student Loan Relief after a Disaster: Your Guide to Short - Term and Long - Term Options, January 2018 (1 - page Guide to Short - Term Relief with Two Quick Calls)
Veterinary team members come from non-government organizations and private practice and are called into federal service temporarily for disaster response and recovery.
To address this plastic pollution disaster, our petition calls on the federal government to gather data and assess the nature and extent of the plastic pollution in one of the areas most afflicted by it.