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|   September 21, 2004                           [My                    |
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| | # Dealing with Ivan\'s Aftermath                                 |  |
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| | In the wake of the massive rainfall on our region left by what   |  |
| | was Hurricane Ivan, the Governor declared a state of emergency   |  |
| | in Warren, Sussex, Hunterdon and Mercer counties this past       |  |
| | Saturday. The state Office of Emergency Management (OEM) in      |  |
| | Mercer expects to have its damage assessment completed by        |  |
| | Wednesday. Late this afternoon, the Governor officially          |  |
| | requested that the President declare New Jersey a disaster area. |  |
| | On Monday, Senators Lautenberg, Corzine, and I wrote the         |  |
| | President asking that he expedite the Governor\'s request once   |  |
| | it was received ([click                                          |  |
| | here](http                                                       |  |
| | ://www.holt.house.gov/pdf/Disaster Declaration FRL JSC Holt.pdf) |  |
| | to read the letter).                                             |  |
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| | The Red Cross asks the public to call 609-951-8550 if they need  |  |
| | assistance such as food, water, shelter and supplies. A mobile   |  |
| | bus will be distributing food and disaster packets around flood  |  |
| | stricken-areas. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)   |  |
| | will also be dispatching teams to assess the damage and lay the  |  |
| | groundwork to help local residents once a federal disaster       |  |
| | declaration is issued by the President.                          |  |
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| | Yesterday, I met with Mayor Palmer of Trenton to offer my        |  |
| | support for securing federal disaster assistance, after which I  |  |
| | and state emergency management officials took a helicopter tour  |  |
| | of the affected areas. My office has organized a meeting for     |  |
| | this Thursday night (September 23) at 7pm in Lambertville, at    |  |
| | which FEMA, OEM, and Red Cross representatives, along with other |  |
| | local public officials, will provide local residents with an     |  |
| | update on recovery efforts and information on applying for state |  |
| | and federal disaster assistance. **The meeting will take place   |  |
| | in the banquet hall at the New Hope Rescue Building, 70          |  |
| | Alexander Avenue, Lambertville.**                                |  |
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| | Rest assured that I and my colleagues in the New Jersey          |  |
| | Congressional delegation will do all we can to assist those      |  |
| | whose lives have been impacted by this tragedy.                  |  |
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| | ([click here](http://www.njredcross.org/) go to the New Jersey   |  |
| | Red Cross site for assistance or [click                          |  |
| | here](http://www.fema.gov/rrr/inassist.shtm) to view the FEMA    |  |
| | Individual Assistance Program webpage)                           |  |
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| | Sincerely,                                                       |  |
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| | Rush Holt\                                                       |  |
| | Member of Congress                                               |  |
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