Cargill Endorses State Ice Storm Assistance

After spending time in Muskogee today and seeing first-hand the damage caused there by the recent ice storms, House Speaker Lance Cargill has endorsed a plan to set aside at least $10 million in "Rainy Day" spillover funds to help pay recovery costs for the entire state. FEMA officials have yet to determine the exact dollar amount of aid the state will be required to pay to assist Oklahomans affected by the ice storms that blanketed much of the state in the last two weeks.

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