AFTER GOV. SANDOVAL ATTACKS PRESIDENT TRUMP HE BEGS HIM FOR FEDERAL MONEY TO HELP CLEAN UP STORM DAMAGE IN NEVADA

AFTER GOV. SANDOVAL ATTACKS PRESIDENT TRUMP HE BEGS HIM FOR FEDERAL MONEY TO HELP CLEAN UP STORM DAMAGE IN NEVADA

February 20, 2017

In spite of numerous attacks by Nevada Gov. Sandoval over the past year, over the weekend President Trump declared parts of Nevada a Major Disaster and provided emergency federal funds for the cleanup of storm damaged areas of Northern Nevada.

From Gov. Sandoval’s office:

CARSON CITY, NV 

Governor Brian Sandoval today announced President Donald J. Trump has approved Nevada’s request for a Major Disaster Declaration. The Governor was notified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that federal disaster assistance will be available to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe weather conditions from January 5 to January 14, 2017.

“I would like to express my sincere gratitude to President Trump and his team at FEMA for acting swiftly and making these funds available. Additionally, I would like to thank Nevada Senator Dean Heller, Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, Congressman Mark Amodei, and the entire congressional delegation for highlighting the urgency of the state’s request to the federal government,” said Governor Brian Sandoval. “The state has taken immediate action to begin road repairs and flood recovery across northern Nevada but there’s considerable work to be done. This declaration will add significant resources to our efforts and we will continue to work with our federal partners to ensure these funds are used effectively to help Nevadans rebuild.”

“This declaration comes at the request of the Governor and was made possible by the hard work to first responders, public works professionals, and others from local, tribal, and state partners,” said Caleb Cage, Chief of the Nevada Division of Emergency Management. “A true statewide partnership carried us through the response phase for these weather events, and we will continue to work together to make our communities whole again during the recovery phase.”

Governor Sandoval made the official request to President Trump on February 9th in the attached letter which identified the counties of Washoe, Douglas, Lyon, and Storey, Carson City, the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe and the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California. The total official damage assessment is $14.82 million