Rep. Cammack Provides Update On Legislative Actions To Support Hurricane Helene Recovery
GAINESVILLE, FL — Today, Congresswoman Kat Cammack provided an update on legislative efforts to support recovery from Hurricane Helene in North Central Florida.
On Saturday, Rep. Cammack joined the Florida delegation in a letter to President Biden expressing support for Governor DeSantis' expedited request for a Major Disaster Declaration (DR). President Biden subsequently approved the Major Disaster Declaration providing assistance the same day. Read the letter here.
On Monday, Rep. Cammack sent a letter to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack highlighting the disparate rainfall data used by the Risk Management Agency (RMA) compared to the rainfall data from local water management districts in the State of Florida. The data impact producers' access to disaster payments following storms. Read the letter to Secretary Vilsack here.
On Tuesday, Rep. Cammack sent a letter to President Biden requesting that Columbia, Gilchrist, Hamilton, and Suwannee Counties be included in the Major Disaster Declaration. The four counties were originally included in Governor DeSantis' request for an expedited Major Disaster Declaration but were not included in the President's declaration. Read the letter to President Biden here.
More letters by members of the Florida congressional delegation are expected in the coming days as Florida begins its recovery from Hurricane Helene. Learn more about some of these efforts by viewing Congresswoman Cammack's remarks at a press conference with Governor DeSantis in Horseshoe Beach this afternoon.
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