Biden calls for $100 billion aid package following Hurricanes Helene and Milton
President Biden requests $100 billion in emergency disaster relief, urging Congress to provide funds for FEMA, farmers, infrastructure, and recovery efforts following Hurricanes Helene and Milton.
Biden asks Congress for $100 billion to aid recovery from hurricanes, other disasters
FEMA has enough money to respond to recovery efforts for Helene and Milton through the end of the year, assuming there aren’t any other large disasters, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell said. But the agency is running out of money and won’t have ...
Biden seeks nearly $100 billion in emergency disaster aid after Hurricanes Helene and Milton
The agency's leader, Administrator Deanne Criswell, said the employee was fired, and the directive was a clear violation of the agency's core values to help people regardless of political affiliation. The Senate Appropriations Committee is expected to hear ...
Biden asks Congress for $98 billion in Helene, Milton disaster relief funding
President Biden is asking Congress for nearly $100 billion in disaster relief to deal with storms Milton and Helene.
Biden asks Congress for about $100 million in disaster relief funding
The largest chunk of funding — about $40 billion — would be for FEMA's disaster relief fund, so that it has enough money to last through the coming year. But there are requests for 16 agencies.
Biden asks Congress for $100 billion in massive lame-duck disaster relief request
White House officials stressed after Hurricanes Milton and Helene that federal programs would need to be replenished quickly as the cleanup efforts drag on.
Biden asks for nearly $100 billion for hurricane and disaster response
Biden asked Congress for $100 billion to respond to natural disasters and other emergencies, likely the president’s final domestic spending request as he prepares to leave office
Biden Administration Urges Congress to Fund Disaster Relief
Biden's administration has made multiple requests for more disaster aid since Congress last passed supplemental funding in December 2022, but lawmakers have not acted despite mult
President Biden includes Key Bridge funding in $100B disaster funding request
President Joe Biden is taking an important step in his effort to lock in federal money to rebuild Baltimore's collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge.
Biden Requests $98.6 Billion in Emergency Disaster Aid Funds
President Joe Biden’s administration is seeking $98.6 billion in emergency disaster relief funding from Congress to address the devastation from recent back-to-back hurricanes that hammered the US southeast and left billions in damage.
Biden Asks Congress for Nearly $100 Billion in Disaster Aid
The president said the aid was “urgently needed” as emergency programs face funding shortfalls amid the devastation after Hurricanes Helene and Milton and a string of other natural disasters.
House panel demands interviews with FEMA employees as part of probe into ‘systemic bias’ against Trump supporters
The Republican-led panel is seeking transcribed interviews with the supervisor of recently-fired FEMA employee Marn’i Washington and two other FEMA officials tasked with handling disaster aid in ...
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House committee demands interviews with FEMA employees about order to avoid Trump supporters' houses
In a letter to FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, Homeland Security Committee Chair Mark Green, R-Tenn., asks to speak with three employees who would have been responsible for policy in Florida, ...
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Biden asks Congress for nearly $100 billion in disaster relief funding
President Biden sent a letter to lawmakers Monday urging them to move quickly to get more funding to federal agencies as they ...
Biden Requests $98 Billion for Disaster Relief
President Joe Biden on Monday asked Congress to provide $98.4 billion in emergency funding in response to a host of natural ...
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Florida sues FEMA after official told hurricane relief team to skip homes with Trump signs
The official, who has since been fired, said she was merely following protocol to avoid potentially hostile encounters.
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Committees to grill FEMA chief, mull disaster aid
FEMA, led by Administrator Deanne Criswell, has been at the center of a storm of controversy since hurricanes Helene and ...
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Florida sues FEMA for discrimination accusing it of denying aid to Trump supporters
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is suing Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell, and a ...