Please see below for Congressman Smith’s statement on President Trump’s approval of Governor Gretiens’ request for a federal disaster declaration from the storms on April 29, 2017.
Communities across southern Missouri have done an incredible job of helping each other recover from this historic flooding. I have seen much of the devastation first hand and have been in constant communication with families, farmers, small business owners, first responders and community leaders impacted by this disaster. I have relayed the needs of our area and the vast impact to our Governor and directly in conversations with the White House. I am pleased to see the Administration expeditiously approved federal disaster declarations for numerous counties in our area so that additional resources can be provided to help the families, farmers and business owners of southern Missouri get their lives back to normal.
