Introductory Statement on S. 5018
Senator Reed, joined by Senator Whitehouse, introduced the Disaster Relief Fairness Act, which would approve major disaster declarations requested under the Trump administration for incidents meeting FEMA’s damage thresholds. Reed said the bill is needed because he believes disaster aid requests from Democratic states, including Rhode Island after a blizzard, are being denied while Republican states’ requests are approved, and the bill would ensure qualifying states receive federal help regardless of how they voted. This was an introductory statement, with no further debate recorded.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .
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