#Biden adds $4B to request for FEMA disaster relief fund, bringing total request to $16B

#Biden adds B to request for FEMA disaster relief fund, bringing total request to B

#Biden adds $4B to request for FEMA disaster relief fund, bringing total request to $16B

Admin3 years ago04 mins

The Biden administration is seeking an additional $4 billion to replenish the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Disaster Relief Fund in the wake of recent extreme weather, bringing the total it is asking Congress to approve to $16 billion. The extra funding request announced on Friday is in response to the Maui wildfires, which President…

#Hawaii fires thrust congressional approval of disaster funds into the spotlight

Admin3 years ago011 mins

The disastrous Hawaii wildfires are focusing a spotlight on whether Congress will approve additional disaster relief funding. Lawmakers appear open to the possibility, but any path to approval is complicated by ongoing government funding battles. The death toll in Hawaii is sitting at 111 and expected to rise, a rare tropical storm heading for California is…