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Dear E-Alert Subscriber:
After touring
flooded areas and speaking to people in the district, it is clear that
families and businesses need significant assistance to recover from
damage caused by flooding last month.
As you know, Essex,
Middlesex and Suffolk Counties have recently been declared a federal
disaster area. This declaration makes residents and business owners
eligible for a wide range of programs such as funding for temporary
disaster housing assistance, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
low-interest loans for individuals and businesses to repair or replace
damaged property, grants for serious disaster-related needs and
expenses not covered by insurance or other assistance programs and
disaster unemployment assistance.
Those who suffered
property damage or loss in those counties from the severe storms and
flooding can now call 1-800-621-FEMA (1-800-621-3362) between the
hours of 8 A.M. and 6 P.M., seven days a week. Those with speech and
hearing impairments should call TTY 1-800-462-7585. You may also
register on-line at
www.fema.gov.
For more
information, please visit my website at
www.house.gov/tierney.
Please feel free to forward this to anyone who may be interested in
this information.
Sincerely,
John F. Tierney
Member of Congress |
