Sentences with phrase «storm relief»

When Cuomo announced that the state needed $ 30 billion in storm relief, some members of New York's congressional delegation bristled, saying they hadn't been told about it and would be forced to fight for a figure they didn't construct.

The Greater Houston Storm Relief Fund was established by Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner to accept flood relief donations that will stay in the Houston community and aid the victims of the recent storms.

A strong local focus that includes federal policies that will help find cures and solutions for chronic Lyme sufferers, expanded access and deployment of rural broadband, support for farmers, and assistance to localities with storm relief and mitigation along with individual casework assistance for constituents.

As previously announced, a portion of the proceeds from all Houston Open Air tickets sold will benefit the Greater Houston Storm Relief Fund.

In the days after Hurricane Harvey, Texans» star J.J. Watt became the city's superhero, raising $ 37 million for storm relief through crowdsourcing and attracting celebrity and corporate attention.

, the current chairman of the Republican Study Committee, declined to draw a hard line against approving storm relief without offsets.

Lopez, like Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, said he wants to see $ 50 million that's been set aside for economic development to go toward storm relief.

Cuomo was in Puerto Rico on Friday to bring storm relief supplies to the island.

Kaiman, 53, of Great Neck, said he will give up his $ 153,000 - a-year job as a special adviser to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo for Sandy storm relief, as well as his unpaid post as chairman of the Nassau Interim Finance Authority within the next week to 10 days.

Also at 10 a.m., Sen. Terrence Murphy and medical professionals provide details of their recent storm relief mission to Puerto Rico, New York Medical College, Dining Annex, 19 Skyline Dr., Hawthorne.

The guard says the members of the 182nd Airlift Wing will leave Peoria on Thursday for Dallas and are expected to help with storm relief and recovery for the next three to four days.

U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer, for instance, pointed to storm relief funding that could be used after a series of delays and derailments for subways.

Cuomo goes a step further by claiming New York has been treated differently than other states when it comes to storm relief, inferring partisan politics has crippled the people's business.

Further complicating matters, the storm relief request comes in the midst of negotiations over the so called Fiscal Cliff, which is still unresolved.

A comparison of the responses shows the U.S. had a more forceful reaction to the Haiti earthquake than the storm relief efforts in Puerto Rico this month.

Just as it did in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Irene, the Libertarian Party of Connecticut is organizing a storm relief effort.

The Google carrier is giving away Chromecasts and Moto X4 devices this holiday season and is also donating to storm relief.