The Fight for Federal Disaster ReliefThe Trump Administration denied Healey's disaster request on July 2. Healey's letter states, "Massachusetts clearly exceeded all requirements and qualifications for federal assistance, and more importantly, Massachusetts communities need federal assistance to recover and move forward." Politico reported that "President Trump overruled his own agencies when he denied disaster aid for four Democratic-led states," including Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, and New Jersey. Kate Robinson/Townsquare Media Massachusetts Urges Trump To Reconsider Paying For February Blizzard CleanupMembers of the Massachusetts congressional delegation, including U.S. Healey filed her request for a federal disaster declaration in April.