Sentence examples for requested a declaration from inspiring English sources

In 2007, the governor of Georgia requested a declaration because of a prolonged drought, but President George W. Bush declined to make one.

If Adams had requested a declaration of war in 1798, he would have enjoyed widespread popularity and virtually certain reelection two years later.

New Jersey governor Jim Florio requested a declaration for portions of the coastline, but the request was denied because of the funding needs of other disasters, such as Hurricane Hugo, Hurricane Bob, and the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.

Inslee on Wednesday requested a federal declaration of emergency for the state. .

Perry had requested a federal declaration of emergency for Texas as the wildfires began to rage across the large state.

The Counties of Los Angeles (which declared its own State of Emergency in August 2015), San Francisco, and the City of Los Angeles have requested a Gubernatorial Declaration of Emergency with funding to begin alleviating homelessness.

Governor Jay Inslee requested a federal emergency declaration to provide more resources to combat the fires.

At a news conference Sunday afternoon, Gov. Steven L. Beshear of Kentucky, who traveled to several of the hardest-hit areas on Saturday, including the community of West Liberty in Morgan County, said he had formally requested a federal disaster declaration to speed assistance from Washington.

He later extended the declaration to include four more northern California counties and Orange County in Southern California, and requested a U.S. presidential disaster declaration to support state and local firefighting resources.

Texas state Governor Rick Perry said he was declaring the area a disaster and would request an emergency declaration for federal aid from US President Barack Obama, who has apparently offered any help needed.

Rather, the president should address a joint meeting of Congress and request a declaration of war.