Biden asks Congress for $100 billion in massive lame-duck disaster relief request
By
Christian Datoc
November 18, 2024 1:50 pm
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The Biden White House is pressuring Congress to pass a new supplemental funding request to assist with disaster relief and recovery worth roughly $100 billion.
President Joe Biden sent House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) a letter about the request on Monday. It includes $40 billion to replenish the Federal Emergency Management Agency‘s Disaster Relief Fund and an additional $2 billion to refill the Small Business Administration’s disaster loan assistance program.
White House officials have stressed in the weeks following Hurricanes Milton and Helene that those federal programs would need to be replenished quickly as the cleanup efforts drag into the new year.
Shalanda Young, Biden’s Office of Management and Budget director, and FEMA Director Deanne Criswell told reporters on a call detailing Monday’s request that there is a bipartisan desire to advance additional disaster aid.
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