Speaker Johnson says Congress has provided funds for Helene response [View all]
Source: The Independent
10/01/24 6:30 PM ET
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday said Congress has already authorized the disaster relief funds needed for the immediate response to Helene, the storm that has ravaged multiple states from Florida up through western North Carolina and Tennessee.
Speaking at the New York Stock Exchange before delivering remarks on his economic agenda, Johnson noted a replenishment of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) disaster relief fund was included in a three-month stopgap government funding bill that Congress passed, and that President Biden signed into law, last week.
“Congress has previously provided the funds it [FEMA] needs to respond, so we will make sure that those resources are appropriately allocated,” Johnson said.
Johnson’s comments come a day after President Biden said that he may request that Congress return from recess to pass a supplemental relief bill, saying his “expectation” is to ask for more money to fund Helene relief efforts. “That is something I may have to request, but no decisions are made yet,” Biden said Monday when asked if he would ask Congress to return to pass the bill.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4910535-mike-johnson-helene-funds/
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