WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego issued the following press release:
Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is calling on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to reverse its decision to deny Arizona's emergency funding request, which the State submitted in October 2025 after catastrophic flooding in Gila and Mohave counties. The flooding wrecked homes, businesses, and public infrastructure and disrupted critical services.
FEMA denied the request, leaving impacted communities without access to critical federal funding to help them recover. In response, Governor Hobbs appealed the decision (https://mcusercontent.com/44a5186aac69c13c570fca36a/files/b786bdab-2d33-12a1-7c95-d3286fd797e8/Presidential_Major_Disaster_Declaration_Appeal_Le...