WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The White House issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. made additional disaster assistance available to the State of New Mexico by authorizing an increase in the level of federal funding for debris removal and emergency protective measures undertaken in the State of New Mexico as a result of the South Fork Fire, Salt Fire, and flooding beginning on June 17, 2024, and continuing. Under the President's order today, Federal  more