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FEMA: White House still considering Gov. Gianforte’s disaster declaration request

By Washington Examiner
Published September 2, 2023 11:05am ET
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FEMA: White House still considering Gov. Gianforte’s disaster declaration request
Department of Homeland Security personnel deliver supplies to Santa Ana community residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Guayama, Puerto Rico, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Even before the storm hit on Sept. 20, Puerto Rico was in dire condition thanks to a decade-long economic recession that had left its infrastructure in a sorry state. | (Carlos Giusti/AP)

(The Center Square) – The White House is still considering Montana’s request for a major disaster declaration, a Federal Emergency Management Agency official told The Center Square.

In a letter last week to President Joe Biden, Gov. Greg Gianforte cited summer flooding that caused extensive infrastructure damage for the request.

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