Biden urges Congress to pass disaster-relief package as Helene costs soar

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Guardian

Sat 5 Oct 2024 11.23 EDT


Joe Biden is urging lawmakers to refill the coffers of disaster relief programs as the projected recovery and rebuilding costs related to Hurricane Helene are estimated to be as much as $200bn over 10 years.

In a letter sent to congressional leaders, the president said while the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) and the Department of Defense is able to meet “critical life-saving and life-sustaining missions and will continue to do so within present funding levels”, they will need additional funding.

“My administration has provided robust and well-coordinated federal support for the ongoing response and recovery efforts,” Biden wrote. “As with other catastrophic disasters, it will take some time to assess the full requirements for response and recovery efforts, and I fully expect that the Congress will do its part to provide the funding needed.”

Biden said that a comprehensive disaster relief package would be necessary when Congress returns on 12 November – but said action on individual programs could be needed before then. But there are currently no plans for Congress to reconvene before the election.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/05/biden-urges-congress-helene-relief-funds

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Link to White House LETTER - Letter to Congress on Disaster Needs

[Lovie777]

1. Shithole tells Mike, don't do it...........................

and focus on blaming Dems.

[dchill]

2. I kinda hope he tries that.

[SWBTATTReg]

3. Well, when they passed in FL legislation to have homeowners swallow the first $15K in damages, from hurricanes,

in order to make the insurance companies remaining in FL to continue to stay, I thought that this would be enough, but w/ these kinds of walloping estimates on damages, I don't know. I guess owning a house or something in FL is going to get too pricy before long, if it isn't already.

[Backseat Driver]

4. Bad news: TS Milton to grow, moving toward Florida coast by next Wed afternoon as a possible Cat 3 or higher.

[onandup]

5. They'd rather try to create an issue

Hopefully the public realizes who is at fault.

[kimbutgar]

6. I'm sure the orange menace has threatened Johnson to not do this funding so he has more to attack

VP Harris on. Like he did with he border bill. But something tells me her campaign will smack him down big and expose him for opposing getting funding relief for his red state voters.