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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPresident Obama Signs Disaster Declaration for Oklahoma
The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
May 20, 2013
President Obama Signs Oklahoma Disaster Declaration
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Oklahoma and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe storms and tornadoes beginning on May 18, 2013, and continuing.
The President's action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in the counties of Cleveland, Lincoln, McClain, Oklahoma, and Pottawatomie.
Assistance can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses, and other programs to help individuals and business owners recover from the effects of the disaster.
Federal funding also is available to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work in the counties of Cleveland, Lincoln, McClain, Oklahoma, and Pottawatomie.
Federal funding is also available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation measures statewide.
W. Craig Fugate, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security, named Sandy Coachman as the Federal Coordinating Officer for federal recovery operations in the affected area.
FEMA said that damage surveys are continuing in other areas, and more counties and additional forms of assistance may be designated after the assessments are fully completed.
FEMA said that residents and business owners who sustained losses in the designated counties may apply for assistance by registering online at http://www.DisasterAssistance.gov or by calling 1-800-621-FEMA(3362) or 1-800-462-7585 (TTY) for the hearing and speech impaired. The toll-free telephone numbers will operate from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. (local time) seven days a week until further notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION MEDIA SHOULD CONTACT: FEMA NEWS DESK AT (202) 646-3272 OR FEMA-NEWS-DESK@DHS.GOV
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/05/20/president-obama-signs-oklahoma-disaster-declaration
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
May 20, 2013
President Obama Signs Oklahoma Disaster Declaration
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Oklahoma and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe storms and tornadoes beginning on May 18, 2013, and continuing.
The President's action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in the counties of Cleveland, Lincoln, McClain, Oklahoma, and Pottawatomie.
Assistance can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses, and other programs to help individuals and business owners recover from the effects of the disaster.
Federal funding also is available to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work in the counties of Cleveland, Lincoln, McClain, Oklahoma, and Pottawatomie.
Federal funding is also available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation measures statewide.
W. Craig Fugate, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security, named Sandy Coachman as the Federal Coordinating Officer for federal recovery operations in the affected area.
FEMA said that damage surveys are continuing in other areas, and more counties and additional forms of assistance may be designated after the assessments are fully completed.
FEMA said that residents and business owners who sustained losses in the designated counties may apply for assistance by registering online at http://www.DisasterAssistance.gov or by calling 1-800-621-FEMA(3362) or 1-800-462-7585 (TTY) for the hearing and speech impaired. The toll-free telephone numbers will operate from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. (local time) seven days a week until further notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION MEDIA SHOULD CONTACT: FEMA NEWS DESK AT (202) 646-3272 OR FEMA-NEWS-DESK@DHS.GOV
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/05/20/president-obama-signs-oklahoma-disaster-declaration
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President Barack Obama signed a disaster declaration for Oklahoma Monday night, a White House statement said. The declaration means federal emergency aid will supplement local recovery efforts.
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http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/20/us/oklahoma-tornado-developments/index.html
President Barack Obama signed a disaster declaration for Oklahoma Monday night, a White House statement said. The declaration means federal emergency aid will supplement local recovery efforts.
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http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/20/us/oklahoma-tornado-developments/index.html
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President Obama Signs Disaster Declaration for Oklahoma (Original Post)
Tx4obama
May 2013
OP
And we haven't even seen a pic of him looking at it from his jet window yet! n/t
cui bono
May 2013
#3
Summer Hathaway
(2,770 posts)1. Wait a minute here!
Do you mean to tell me Prez O didn't send in an Arabian horse show judge to assess the damage first?
Are you saying that the Prez wasn't too busy to notice that disaster had struck his fellow citizens, because he was celebrating a political friend's birthday, or torturing a guitar in California?
Are you implying that Prez O's aides weren't 'afraid' to give him the bad news, because it would ruin his latest vacation?
This competent presidentin' is getting totally out of control!
cui bono
(19,926 posts)3. And we haven't even seen a pic of him looking at it from his jet window yet! n/t
Summer Hathaway
(2,770 posts)4. Well, exactly.
Enough is enough.
Cha
(297,415 posts)2. This is so Important! thanks Tx.