Graves Praises President Bush's Decision
President's approval paves way for federal aid to Missouri
(Washington, DC) Congressman Graves issued the following statement regarding President Bush's approval for federal disaster relief for Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll, Chariton, Clay, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Jackson, Linn, Livingston, Mercer, Nodaway, Platte and Worth counties.
"I applaud President Bush's decision to provide needed disaster relief to the victims of these terrible storms. I will continue to work with local, state, and federal emergency officials to ensure the aid gets to those who need it as soon as possible.
I encourage anyone who has questions about this assistance to contact my St. Joseph office at (816) 233-9818."