Senator Baldwin Releases Statement After Gov. Evers’ Request for Flood Damage Aid Was Approved
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released the following statement after President Donald Trump announced Friday that Wisconsin had been awarded nearly $29.8 million in federal relief funding to address flood damage. Senator Baldwin has pushed the White House and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to deliver federal support, calling on President Trump and making several visits to Southeastern Wisconsin to survey damage.
Senator Baldwin has pushed the Trump Administration to act and get Wisconsin the federal resources communities need to recover. She led a bipartisan group of colleagues calling on the Trump Administration and FEMA to support Wisconsin’s request to assist in conducting a formal federal preliminary damage assessment, an important step to unlocking federal disaster aid. Baldwin also joined the entire Wisconsin delegation in requesting an expedited Joint Preliminary Damage Assessment and requesting the President issue a Major Disaster Declaration to unlock federal assistance for recovery efforts in Wisconsin.
Senator Baldwin also visited Milwaukee days after the historic flooding to survey the damage and meet with local leaders on their plans for recovery. The following week, Senator Baldwin visited Feeding America of Eastern Wisconsin in Milwaukee to assist in packing food and water for Wisconsinites who have been impacted by extreme weather. Additionally, she joined FEMA to survey flood damage, a necessary step in unlocking federal relief.
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.
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- FEMA denial on flood damage assistance for public infrastructure is a gut punch - Milwaukee Common Council - Oct 24th, 2025
- Cruelty over compassion: Trump denies disaster aid - Wisconsin Conservation Voters - Oct 24th, 2025
- Congresswoman Gwen Moore Condemns Denial of FEMA Disaster Aid Following Historic August Flooding - U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore - Oct 24th, 2025
- FEMA Denies Government Disaster Assistance For Milwaukee Area - Graham Kilmer - Oct 24th, 2025
- Baldwin Slams Trumps Denial of FEMA Disaster Assistance for Wisconsin Communities Impacted by August Storms - U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin - Oct 24th, 2025
- Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley Statement on Denial of Request for FEMA Public Assistance - David Crowley - Oct 24th, 2025
- Trump Administration Denies Federal Disaster Request for Communities Impacted by August Severe Weather, Gov. Evers to Appeal Decision to Ensure Communities Get the Support they Need - Gov. Tony Evers - Oct 24th, 2025
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