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Iowa Derecho

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Ernst: Every County. Every Year.

Joni Ernst: For six years in a row, I’ve made it a priority to get out and listen to my fellow Iowans. Every stop, in every county.

Ernst, Grassley to Feds: Stop Fraud, Price-Gouging Targeting Derecho Victims

U.S. Senators Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley: “We will not let scammers and price gougers use this tragedy to raise prices to sky-high levels and thwart Iowans from repairing and rebuilding their homes, businesses and communities.”

Reynolds Announces Ten Additional Counties Will Receive FEMA Individual Assistance

Individuals and business owners in Benton, Boone, Cedar, Jasper, Marshall, Polk, Poweshiek, Scott, Story, and Tama counties may now apply for the FEMA Individual Assistance Program.

Ernst: The Iowa Way

Joni Ernst: “In times of need, Iowans will always help out their fellow Iowans. I’m so proud of our state and the way we respond to challenges.”

Reynolds Seeks USDA Secretarial Disaster Designation for 57 Counties Hit by Derecho

Gov. Kim Reynolds: “The derecho storm dealt another gut punch to Iowa farmers, wiping out whole fields, demolishing grain bins and other farm buildings.”

Trump Approves FEMA Individual Assistance for Iowans in Linn County

Gov. Kim Reynolds: “President Trump’s swift and decisive response will deliver critical assistance for our state as we continue to recover from this devastating storm.”

Watch: President Trump Participates in Iowa Disaster Recovery Briefing

President Donald Trump visited Cedar Rapids to learn more about the recovery efforts after a devastating derecho storm swept through Iowa on August 10, 2020.

Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Iowa

President Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Iowa and ordered federal assistance to supplement Iowa’s derecho recovery efforts.

Hinson: After Iowa’s Derecho, Where is the National Media?

Ashley Hinson: What type of damage would it take to get the national media to cover the massive storm that destroyed eastern Iowa last week?

Iowa Congressional Delegation Urge Trump to Approve Disaster Declaration for Derecho

Iowa’s Congressional delegation urged President Donald Trump to quickly approve a petition for federal disaster declaration filed by Gov. Kim Reynolds.

Reynolds Formally Requests Expedited Presidential Major Disaster Declaration

Gov. Kim Reynolds indicated the State of Iowa will need an estimated $3,998,010,354 from federal partners to recover from the devastating derecho storm.