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“President Biden approved 67 counties for federal disaster assistance after Texas requested a Major Disaster Declaration yesterday,” Abbott said in a statement Wednesday. “This approval is a critical step forward in our efforts to provide assistance to impacted Texans across the state.”on Tuesday that the White House could not send federal money without first receiving a request from Abbott’s office and that it had not received one yet.
Ann McCauley, right, examines the damage at Bethel Church after Hurricane Beryl moved through the area, Monday, July 8, 2024, in Van Vleck, Texas. More than 1.3 million Texas residents remain without electricity since Hurricane Beryl descended on Houston on Monday as a Category 1 storm,Patrick took to X earlier this week to call Biden’s claim a load of “malarkey,” stealing one of the president’s most-used terms.
I am disappointed that President Biden is turning Hurricane Beryl into a political issue. We had a cordial call today that ended up with him granting my request for a major disaster declaration. But that’s not good enough for him. He is falsely accusing me that I was not…Patrick said he and federal officials worked to determine “what our outstanding needs were” before making an official federal request for aid.
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