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Ken Calvert: “Hopefully, the governor will make that declaration as soon…”

Featuring: Ken Calvert, Republican | U.S. House, California, District 41

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Rep Ken Calvert tours tropical storm damage for first time

Published | Video Starts at 01:54

Where are we in terms of getting a disaster declaration? Well, the governor has to set that up. And look, apparently the communities are putting in their estimates to the state as rapidly as possible. Hopefully, the governor will make that declaration as soon as possible and we can hopefully get it done, gets that in before we do the, before we do a supplemental, a disaster supplemental for the United States. When do you anticipate that will happen? Probably in a couple of weeks. So we need to have that happen as soon as possible. Anything else, Congressman, you would like to say about this situation? (01:54–02:07)

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Asserts hope that the governor will declare a disaster soon to facilitate a federal disaster supplemental.

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