WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is requesting nearly $100 billion in disaster relief following Hurricanes Helene and Milton and other natural disasters.
In a letter Monday to House Speaker Mike Johnson, Biden said he has met firsthand with those affected by the storms and heard what they need from the federal government. “Additional resources are critical to continue supporting these communities,” Biden said.
The bulk of the money, about $40 billion, would go to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s main disaster fund. Another $24 billion would help farmers and $12 billion would go to community development grants administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Johnson, R-La., said Congress will review the request and “we will make sure we get results for the victims of the hurricane and the people who suffered.”
