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County leaders urge faster public assistance reimbursements and simpler survivor applications
Summary
National Association of Counties and Harris County officials told the subcommittee that lengthy public assistance reimbursement timelines and complex survivor applications impede recovery; a NACo survey cited public assistance claims open 4–6 years in some counties.
County officials and the National Association of Counties told a House subcommittee that lengthy public assistance (PA) claims, complex paperwork and limited county capacity delay recovery and disproportionately burden underserved communities.
Adrian Garcia, a Harris County commissioner testifying for NACo, said nearly 900 counties a year receive at least one presidential disaster declaration and stressed counties’ ownership of critical infrastructure. Garcia cited…
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