WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC), Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Congressman Chuck Edwards (R-NC) have led a bipartisan group of members of the Senate and House to send a letter to President Biden requesting that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), “immediately send a supplemental appropriation request to Congress to support the communities we represent, which were devastated after Hurricanes Helene and Milton.
” The letter was co-signed by Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Mark Warner (D-VA), Jon Ossoff (D-GA), and Raphael Warnock (D-GA); and Representatives Richard Hudson (R-NC), Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Greg Murphy (R-NC), David Rouzer (R-NC), Buddy Carter (R-GA) and Morgan Griffith (R-VA). Full text of the letter: We write to request that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) immediately send a supplemental appropriation request to Congress to support the communities we represent, which were devastated after Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Hurricane Helene made landfall on September 26, 2024, followed by Hurricane Milton on October 9, 2024.
Both storms devastated our states, leaving hundreds dead and causing billions of dollars of damage. Across the Southeastern United States, Hurricane Helene is estimated to have caused $250 billion in damages and Hurricane Milton is expected to have caused $50 billion in damages. Tragically, approximately 261 people lost their lives as a result of both hurricanes.
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