Polis said the region's Piceance Basin produces between 2 and 5% of the United States' daily consumption of natural gas and that the two local utility providers in the area suffered almost $24 million in damage to their infrastructure. Colorado's entire congressional delegation — four Democrats and four Republicans — along with both Democratic senators, asked the president to support the request and to issue a major disaster declaration to help the people affected by the fires and floods. The President responds to each request for Federal assistance under the Stafford Act with great care and consideration, ensuring American tax dollars are used appropriately and efficiently by the states to supplement-not substitute, their obligation to respond to and recover from disasters.
Author: Christa Swanson
Published at: 2025-12-21 20:34:00
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