Sentence examples for filed for assistance from inspiring English sources

By Wednesday morning, 195,000 people had already filed for assistance from FEMA, said Alex Amparo, who leads the agency's recovery directorate.

Addressing representatives of local chambers of commerce in a conference call, the governor reported that 948 businesses and 3,832 homeowners had already filed for assistance this time round.

Since the rains came, FEMA estimates that 66,000 have filed for assistance from the federal agency.

The 2009 economic stimulus plan made it easier for states to borrow from the federal governmentto pay benefits for unemployed workers, easing the strain on their budgets as revenue cratered and high numbers of residents filed for assistance during the recession.

That would make suppliers like Delphi, a former parts unit for G.M. that has filed for bankruptcy, eligible for assistance.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency expects that at least 450,000 people will file for disaster assistance as a result of Harvey, agency administrator Brock Long said at a Monday news briefing.

Mr. Romney's position that General Motors and Chrysler should have immediately filed for bankruptcy without receiving federal assistance, Mr. Snyder said in an interview, was an option that some Republicans found more palatable than providing billions in loans.

His wife filed for divorce so she could receive public assistance.

Almost 30,000 people, mostly recipients of public assistance or those who have filed for bankruptcy, are automatically barred from entering.

To stave off a foreclosure sale scheduled for last September, Mr. Pope filed for bankruptcy, which is pending, and asked for legal assistance from the foreclosure prevention project.

CIT filed for bankruptcy after receiving a federal bailout in 2009 and, thus, avoided repaying nearly $2.3 billion in taxpayer assistance.