A group of House Republicans is rethinking the way funds are organized at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to more quickly deliver aid to communities affected by Hurricane Helen.
Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Ala.), chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee, said the unspent funds government agencies have from the COVID-19 pandemic and past natural He is leading a new bill that would shift some unspent funds earmarked for disasters. Hurricane Katrina: Donations to FEMA Disaster Relief Fund.
This comes hours before the House Oversight Committee is scheduled to hold a high-stakes hearing on accusations that FEMA aid was politicized.
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House Republican Policy Committee Chairman Gary Palmer announced a new proposal to realign FEMA funding. (Getty Images)
“Millions of Americans have been affected by the devastating hurricanes, and many of them still rely on FEMA for assistance and assistance to this day.”FEMA officials recently told relief workers that Donald Trump “Reports have surfaced that the president was directed to avoid homes expressing support for the president,” House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) said last week when announcing the hearing. spoke.
“Not only is this conduct by FEMA employees completely unacceptable, but the Committee remains deeply concerned that this is not an isolated incident at FEMA.”
Mr. Palmer's bill received support from members of the House Freedom Caucus, such as Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) and Rep. Byron Donald (R-Fla.), to Rep. Don Bacon, Rep. It is supported by a wide range of Republicans, even some of the more moderate Republicans. Republican of Nebraska, Young Kim, Republican of California.
This is one of several solutions proposed in Congress to get more immediate funding to FEMA's disaster fund.
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Parts of North Carolina, including Chimney Rock, were heavily damaged by Helen. (Getty Images)
FEMA Administrator DeAnne Criswell told reporters Monday that the agency “has a 2025 Approximately $40 billion in additional funding will be required beyond the budget request.”
The White House also requested $98 billion in additional disaster relief funding from Congress.
Congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle have vowed to act quickly once they receive a formal request from the Biden administration.
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Helen ravaged parts of the southeastern United States in late September, killing more than 100 people in North Carolina alone.
Damages are estimated to be in the billions of dollars.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) previously told Fox News Digital that he believes this storm could be one of the costliest in U.S. history.
