Washington, April 29 -- Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following press release:
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), alongside U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and John Hickenlooper (D-CO) and U.S. Representatives Joe Neguse (D-CO) and Brittney Pettersen (D-CO), introduced legislation to allow Congress to override a Presidential denial of federal disaster relief funding and create a new fast-track process to ensure states are not left without support.
President Trump is denying disaster aid to Democratic-led states at an unprecedented rate-the highest in the 47-year history of the Federal Emergency Management Agency-approving just 23% of their requests compared to 89% for Republican-led states. He has also taken roughly ...