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