The Arkansas Advocate reports:
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Friday asked President Joe Biden to extend the federal government’s coverage of 100% of debris cleanup and disaster mitigation costs stemming from the March 31 tornadoes that hit Arkansas.
The estimated total cleanup costs in all three counties is nearly $25 million and nearly $16 million for emergency protective measures, according to the congressional delegation’s letter to the president.
“I’m thankful for the federal government’s prior approval of my 100 percent cost share request, but as that program’s initial thirty days come to an end, Arkansans are still struggling,” Sanders said.
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Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Friday (May 5) requested a 30-day extension to the 100% federal cost share for state and local resources spent on debris cleanup and emergency prot…https://t.co/GHhXlldTlM
— TalkBusinessArkansas (@TBArkansas) May 6, 2023
Good to know the governor of Arkansas doesn’t need FEMA or any other federal assistance, or does she expect the people in her state to line up at the Mississippi River for help ?@SarahHuckabee pic.twitter.com/AI83s3DUkz
— Dave StClair (@TheCubsFamily) April 1, 2023
Thursday: I will end Socialism in Arkansas.
Friday: Tornado.
Saturday: I need Federal Assistance. pic.twitter.com/ofGaIMbn4f— Blue Texan (Without a Blue Check Mark) (@TurnTexas_Blue) April 1, 2023
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