President Biden is asking Congress to approve practically $100 billion in emergency funding to help restoration efforts for the current lethal storms that ravaged components of the South.
Biden despatched a letter to Home Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Monday asking him to rapidly take up his supplemental catastrophe assist request, particularly geared toward serving to individuals affected by storms Helene and Milton.
The White Home letter didn’t specify a complete, however Fox Information Digital was advised it quantities to roughly $98 billion.
“With the Congress now again in session, I write to request urgently wanted emergency funding to offer for an expeditious and significant Federal response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton and different pure disasters,” Biden wrote.
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President Biden wrote to Speaker Mike Johnson about catastrophe assist after Helene and Milton. (Getty Photographs)
The speaker’s workplace confirmed it obtained the request, and it was being reviewed by workers.
Fox Information Digital additionally reached out to Majority Chief Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.
Congressional leaders on each side of the aisle have repeatedly mentioned they might stand able to act on storm aid funds as soon as a price estimate was made.
Johnson advised Fox Information Digital in early October that Helene would doubtless be “one of the costly storms that the nation has ever encountered.”
“It impacts at the least six states — a broad swath of destruction throughout many, many areas — and I feel that is why it is going to take some time to evaluate,” Johnson mentioned on the time. “As quickly as these numbers are prepared, Congress shall be ready to behave.”
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Picture of Hurricane Helene aftermath supplied to Fox Information Digital by the workplace of Congresswoman Kat Cammack. (Workplace of Congresswoman Kat Cammack)
Helene barreled into the Southeastern U.S. in late September, killing greater than 100 individuals in North Carolina alone and inflicting billions of {dollars} of structural harm.
Hurricane Milton, one other lethal storm, hit Florida and Georgia roughly every week later.
Biden’s funding request is anticipated to cowl the FEMA Catastrophe Aid Fund, catastrophe funds for the Small Enterprise Administration, the Environmental Safety Company and different related areas.
It comes as FEMA faces some backlash after an official was caught instructing staff to disregard homes with pro-Trump marketing campaign indicators in Florida after Milton and Helene.Â
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The roof of the Tropicana Area is broken the morning after Hurricane Milton hit the area, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Picture/Mike Carlson)
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell condemned the incident, which she known as an remoted occasion.
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Criswell is due earlier than the Home Oversight Committee on Tuesday for a high-stakes listening to.
And whereas any supplemental aid bundle is anticipated to get broad sufficient bipartisan assist to go, Home GOP hardliners are anticipated to oppose the measure if it doesn’t offset the prices with cuts elsewhere.
