Today Congressman Kevin Cramer released the following statement after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approved North Dakota's request for a federal disaster declaration for Benson, Bottineau, Divide, Eddy, McHenry, Mountrail, Pierce, Renville, and Ward counties, as well as Standing Rock Reservation:
"The severe flooding North Dakota experienced this summer requires extensive recovery efforts for property owners and local governments. This disaster declaration will add federal support to the local repairs already underway."