{"id":2437091,"date":"2025-05-20T16:07:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T20:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hawley-demands-large-scale-fema-coverage-following-deadly-tornado\/"},"modified":"2025-05-20T16:09:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T20:09:18","slug":"hawley-demands-large-scale-fema-coverage-following-deadly-tornado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hawley-demands-large-scale-fema-coverage-following-deadly-tornado\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawley demands large-scale FEMA coverage following deadly tornado"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhawley-demands-large-scale-fema-coverage-following-deadly-tornado%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2437091&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On a recent Monday, Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) visited St. Louis, a city severely impacted by a devastating tornado that resulted in over a dozen fatalities. During his visit, Hawley met with victims and assessed the destruction, highlighting the community&#8217;s urgent need for substantial assistance to rebuild. He called on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide critical aid and emphasized the necessity for insurance companies to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >fully cover claims related<\/a> to the disaster. <\/p>\n<p>In a senate hearing with Homeland Security secretary kristi Noem, he reiterated Missouri&#8217;s desperate need for federal support, and Noem agreed to expedite the state&#8217;s disaster request. The tornado caused critically important damage, with over 4,400 buildings affected in st.Louis alone and estimated property losses exceeding $1 billion. Concerns arose regarding the effectiveness of the tornado warning system, as some residents reported not hearing sirens. The St. Louis Mayor acknowledged a failure in emergency protocols during the incident.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Josh Hawley demands large-scale FEMA coverage following deadly St. Louis tornado<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2126943\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/josh-hawley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Josh Hawley<\/a> (R-MO) called on the Federal Emergency Management Agency to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-navy-forced-to-medically-evacuate-crew-after-cargo-ship-hit-by-multiple-missiles\/\" title=\"U.S. Navy Medically Evacuates Crew Following Missile Attack on Cargo Ship\">deliver critical assistance<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/st-louis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">St. Louis<\/a>, which was devastated by an unprecedented tornado that killed more than a dozen people Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Hawley visited the affected area Monday to meet with victims and survey the damage. He said the region would &ldquo;need lots of assistance to rebuild&rdquo; and called on FEMA to assist, per a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawley.senate.gov\/hawley-surveys-missouri-tornado-damage-puts-insurance-companies-on-notice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">press release <\/a>from his office.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3417325\/trump-irs-nominee-billy-long-senate-hearing-tax-credit-scheme\/\">Trump IRS nominee Billy Long faces scrutiny over questionable tax credit scheme<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3415558\/congressional-stock-trading-ban-back-in-the-spotlight\/\">Public office, private gains: Congressional stock trading back in the spotlight<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3417045\/john-thune-california-emissions-vote-senate-parliamentarian\/\">Thune ignores parliamentarian to tee up California emissions vote<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Seeing the damage today in north St. Louis,&rdquo; Hawley wrote on social media. &ldquo;These are good people who have been hit hard. We are going to need lots of assistance to rebuild. FEMA needs to come in strong. And insurers need to pay claims IN FULL.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>At an unrelated Senate hearing with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Hawley again made his pitch.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are desperate for assistance in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Missouri\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Missouri<\/a>,&rdquo; Hawley told Noem. Afterward, Hawley <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HawleyMO\/status\/1924844924798636040\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said<\/a> Noem &ldquo;pledged to expedite our state&rsquo;s disaster request.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&ldquo;I have never seen anything like this,&rdquo; said Jerikah McCloud, 23, who looks out the destroyed second floor of her family home on Saturday, May 17, 2025, in the Academy neighborhood of St. Louis after the National Weather Service confirmed a tornado struck the city on Friday. (Laurie Skrivan\/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hawley has voted against FEMA aid before, however. He was among 10 Senate Republicans and one independent who voted last year against the American Relief Act, which would have provided $29 billion to FEMA to aid areas affected by Hurricanes Milton and Helene.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear how much aid FEMA will offer Missouri and other nearby states ravaged by these storms. More than 4,400 buildings in St. Louis alone sustained damage from the storm. The St. Louis city assessor&rsquo;s office has estimated that there is at least $1 billion in property damage.<\/p>\n<p>After the storm, some residents reported not hearing tornado warning sirens. St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer acknowledged there was a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hundreds-of-ballots-discovered-after-they-fell-off-truck-in-florida-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Hundreds of ballots discovered after they fell off truck in Florida - Washington Examiner\">human error&#038;rdquo<\/a>; in protocol.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3252920\/republicans-turn-next-year-governor-battle-party-2024-success\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>REPUBLICANS TURN TO 2025 GOVERNOR BATTLES AS PARTY LOOKS TO RIDE 2024 SUCCESS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Within minutes, a massive weather hit the ground and was decimating our neighborhoods,&rdquo; Spencer said. &ldquo;In those minutes, between the warning and the time we were experiencing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/united-airlines-investigating-who-leaked-ted-cruz-flight-details\/\" title=\"United Airlines Inve...igating Who Leaked Ted Cruz Flight Details\">massive weather event<\/a>, there was a failure.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was not exceptionally clear about whose roles or responsibilities were to do what&rdquo; during the incident, Spencer added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2126943\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2126943\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Josh Hawley urges FEMA to provide aid after St. Louis tornado<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2437092,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hawley-on-the-Drones-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[42075,18818,50817,52903],"class_list":["post-2437091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-disaster-relief","tag-fema","tag-hawley-2","tag-tornado-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hawley-on-the-Drones-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2437091","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2437091"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2437091\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2437095,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2437091\/revisions\/2437095"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2437092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2437091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2437091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2437091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}