DES MOINES – Today Gov. Kim Reynolds sent a letter to President Biden to request federal assistance for Scott County following the May 28 collapse of the Hotel Davenport Apartments in Davenport.
The request for an emergency declaration includes assistance for debris removal, demolition, reimbursement for response activities, and technical assistance.
This major structural building collapse is of such severity and magnitude that supplementary federal assistance is needed to support community recovery efforts.
The letter reads:
“HSEMD has communicated the need for support with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). However, FEMA and the USACE have conveyed that, absent the issuance of a Presidential Declaration, they are unable to render assistance to support the State of Iowa’s ongoing response and recovery efforts, and NIST does not believe this collapse will meet their requirements for engagement.”
The governor’s letter to President Biden can be read in its entirety here.
Joe Biden and Democrats have sent Iowa and Kim Reynolds millions of dollars to help rebuild Iowa via the American Rescue Plan Act. Reynolds and Iowa’s GOP Congress delegation fought hard against the funding, until it was time to spend it and take credit for the projects.
2 thoughts on “Gov. Reynolds sends letter to Joe Biden pleading for federal dollars to assist in Davenport building collapse tragedy”
She trashes Biden constantly, has her dumb cow of an attorney general sue him, then wants money when something goes wrong. Remember when that tornado tore through downtown Marshalltown? The damage was much worse and much more expensive than this incident. Reynolds asked then-president Trump for federal aid for that cleanup AND HE SAID NO.
Iowa has 2 BILLION in the bank and she says we don’t have money for this. Why is that???