New Jersey to Appeal Trump Denial of $84M in Winter Storm Disaster Aid
FEMA said the states exceeded damage thresholds, while Trump approved $846 million for six Republican-led states two days earlier.
- On July 2, President Donald Trump rejected $227 million in disaster aid requests from New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island following a deadly February blizzard that struck these four Democratic-led states.
- Although all four denied states exceeded the Federal Emergency Management Agency's damage threshold, FEMA officials stated snowstorm damage must be "genuinely extraordinary" to qualify, maintaining that East Coast states should handle such events independently.
- POLITICO reporting shows Trump has approved just 23% of disaster requests from states with Democratic governors and senators, compared with 89% from Republican-led states, fueling claims the process is politicized.
- Governors from New Jersey and Massachusetts plan to appeal, with a spokesperson for Governor Mikie Sherrill stating, "We will appeal this decision and Governor Sherrill will continue to fight for every dime that New Jerseyans are owed."
- The denial fuels broader political conflict over federal disaster funding, as New Jersey Senator Andy Kim and 15 other Democrats have demanded the White House release documents explaining the decision-making process.
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Trump denies Mass. disaster relief for Feb. blizzard; Healey says she will appeal
After a blizzard dumped 3 feet of snow on parts of Massachusetts, snow removal costs weighed on state agencies and municipal budgets. The post Trump denies Mass. disaster relief for Feb. blizzard; Healey says she will appeal appeared first on Boston.com.
Trump's Disaster Aid Formula Is Simple: Did You Vote For Him?
Donald J. Trump turned down $227 million in disaster relief for New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, all of which had requested federal help recovering from February's major snowstorm, Politico reports. The denial came just two days after he'd signed off on FEMA aid for six Republican-led states — approvals he accompanied with praise for GOP officials and candidates in those states. The contrast is fueling fresh scrutiny of wh…
Trump continues to deny disaster relief to blue states
This is one of the problems with turning over the federal government to what is for all intents and purposes an organized crime ring: President Donald Trump denied disaster aid to four Democratic-led states in a move that is raising new questions about whether he’s injecting political motivations into emergency management decisions. Trump on Friday rejected $227 million in aid requests from New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Rhode Island f…
Trump Denies $227 Million Blizzard Aid to Four Blue States
President Donald Trump rejected $227 million in disaster aid requests from four Democrat-led states hit by February’s record blizzard, drawing accusations of political favoritism after he approved more than $846 million for Republican-led states two days earlier. Figures from the Federal Emergency Management Agency show Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island each cleared the damage...
Trump Denies $227 Million Blizzard Aid to 4 Blue States
President Donald Trump denied $227 million in disaster aid requests from four Democrat-led states hit by February's record blizzard, drawing accusations of political favoritism after he approved more than $846 million for Republican-led states two days earlier
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