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To help Nebraskans affected by the severe winter storms, Nebraska’s Senator Ben Nelson wrote a letter to President Bush today supporting Governor Heineman’s request for an expedited disaster declaration for the State. The declaration would activate the appropriate Federal programs, resources, agencies and employees to assist in the recovery response in the wake of devastating winter storms in Nebraska.
“Having served as Nebraska’s Governor during the blizzard of ’97, I’m all too aware of the crippling effects a storm like this wreaks on our state,” said Nelson. “To restore power and normalcy, we will need immediate Federal assistance.”
Preliminary estimates of the storm’s damages exceed $58 million and indicate that more than 35,000 Nebraskans have been without power for almost a week. Nelson has been in contact with Nebraska Governor Heineman and will address the issue of disaster assistance with Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff when the two meet next week.
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