Ed. Note: This story has been revised to clarify when Gov. Patrick Morrisey and the West Virginia congressional delegation submitted the applications for FEMA aid and when those applications were received at the White House.

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said Thursday she was told by members of the Trump administration that a federal disaster declaration for Ohio and Marion counties could come “early next week.”

Capito told reporters Thursday during her weekly call with the media that she has been talking to “anybody and everybody I can to move this along,” and she was told Wednesday when to expect a formal declaration.

“To be perfectly straight up honest with you, the White House told me early next week,” Capito said.

Even then, Capito questioned administration officials as to why it couldn’t happen sooner.

“I pretty much lost it … to be honest with you. I said, ‘What’s wrong with the end of this week?'” she said. “I think it’s a process thing we’re caught in right now. And so we’ve got to hope for the first part of next week.”

The applications for aid from both Gov. Patrick Morrisey and West Virginia’s congressional delegation were submitted June 20. The White House said it received those applications on July 3.

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