WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today released the following statement in response to an announcement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency that President Donald Trump had approved Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant’s request for a federal disaster declaration in Mississippi. The disaster declaration announced today covers the severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding that impacted Mississippi February 22-24, and the Yazoo Basin backwater flooding through March 29, 2019:

“I commend President Trump, Governor Phil Bryant, and the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency for their quick action to address the impact of the severe weather events our state experienced in February and March. The federal disaster declaration announced today will expedite the deployment of federal resources to Mississippi and aid recovery efforts.”

Wicker sent a letter of support for the disaster declaration to President Trump in March.