PETERS, PAUL AND LANKFORD BIPARTISAN BILL TO SIMPLIFY APPLICATION PROCESS FOR FEDERAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE ADVANCES COMMITTEE

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"Disaster survivors should have a straightforward process to access the federal assistance they need to rebuild their lives after extreme weather events," said Chairman Peters. "This commonsense, bipartisan legislation will make sure that people in Michigan and across the country only need to fill in one universal application to get federal help to recover from natural disasters."

"Over the past few years, Kentucky has endured several deadly tornados and flash floods, leaving significant damage and displacing thousands throughout the Commonwealth," said Ranking Member Paul. "Many of those impacted have expressed challenges in receiving quick assistance and updates from government agencies. As part of my commitment to always put Kentuckians first, I'm proud to cosponsor the Disaster Assistance Simplification Act, which will reduce the burden on disaster survivors by ensuring the process of receiving aid is simple and speedy. I look forward to working with a bipartisan coalition to get this important legislation passed expeditiously."

"Our families, nonprofits, and churches are the first boots on the ground in a disaster situation, but the federal government does have a unique role in providing timely disaster assistance to families and businesses," said Senator Lankford. "I've consistently heard from Oklahoma disaster victims about how difficult and disjointed the process was when they were trying to put their life back together. That's just bad customer service. Our proposal creates one online application portal to use across federal agencies to ensure disaster victims can easily apply for assistance on their phone or tablet while they clean up."

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