Congress Asked To Approve $100 Billion In Emergency Funding

All together, the administration is asking for funding for 16 departments or agencies.

The Biden administration is asking Congress to approve $100 billion in emergency funding in response to a series of recent disasters.

The request includes $40 billion for the federal emergency management agency to provide aid after Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

The storms caused catastrophic damage from Florida across states in the southeast in September and October.

Additional funding would be used to respond to other emergencies including last year’s devastating wildfires in Maui, tornadoes across the midwest, and the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.

All together, the administration is asking for funding for 16 departments or agencies. Some of those include the Small Business Administration the Agriculture Department and more.

Congress must now decide whether to take up the request through standalone legislation or as part of an end-of-year spending package.