{"id":2358844,"date":"2024-10-24T09:10:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T13:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hurricanes-six-states-request-fiscal-aid-from-congress-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-24T09:12:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T13:12:45","slug":"hurricanes-six-states-request-fiscal-aid-from-congress-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hurricanes-six-states-request-fiscal-aid-from-congress-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurricanes: Six states request fiscal aid from Congress &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhurricanes-six-states-request-fiscal-aid-from-congress-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2358844&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a \u2062letter addressed\u2063 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-americans-give-sour-ratings-to-congressional-leaders\/\" title=\"Poll: Americans Give Sour Ratings to Congressional Leaders\">key congressional leaders<\/a>, the \u2064state \u2064House representatives from six\u2064 southern states\u2014North Carolina, \u2062Florida, Tennessee, South\u2064 Carolina,\u200b Georgia, and Alabama\u2014have <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">collectively requested federal financial support<\/a> in response to the \u200dsignificant damage caused by Hurricanes Debby, Helene, and Milton. The\u200c lawmakers highlighted that the hurricanes severely impacted agricultural \u2062areas, \u200dparticularly during \u2064the \u2062critical\u200d fall harvest period. They requested a block grant for immediate assistance and funding for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/many-children-likely-among-the-850-people-still-missing-in-maui-wildfires-governor\/\" title=\"Governor suspects numerous kids among 850 missing in Maui wildfires.\">long-term recovery efforts<\/a>, including the rebuilding of essential infrastructure, such as \u2062roads and bridges that were damaged\u2063 by the storms. Drawing on\u2064 precedence, they referenced past congressional aid following Hurricane Michael in 2018. The\u200d request \u2062emphasizes the urgency for prompt financial support to\u200c facilitate recovery\u200c and mitigate economic losses \u2063in these affected communities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Hurricanes: Six states request fiscal aid from Congress<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1843869\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; Citing fall harvest losses at the top of a list, respective state House of Representatives leaders from North Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama have petitioned Congress for fiscal assistance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The Monday letter to U.S. Sens. Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell and U.S. Reps. Mike Johnson and Hakeem Jeffries said Hurricanes Debby, Helene and Milton had major impacts &ldquo;especially in rural areas where agriculture is the lifeblood and economic engine for small communities.&rdquo; The three hurricanes all landed in Florida over a span of 66 days, and subsequently generated damage across the South.<\/p>\n<p>Respective Republican Speakers Tim Moore of North Carolina, Paul Renner of Florida, Cameron Sexton of Tennessee, Murrell Smith of South Carolina, Jon Burns of Georgia and Nathaniel Ledbetter of Alabama&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/6e0ece84701\/547ffafb-1f7b-4058-9506-77cdb2f12881.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>asked for sufficient time<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;allowing land grant institutions to assess direct and indirect losses.<\/p>\n<p>Financing toward next year&rsquo;s crop was cited, in particular how Congress aided after Hurricane Michael &ndash; a Category 5 force &ndash; hit Florida in 2018. The lawmakers requested &ldquo;a block grant that can be administered quickly and efficiently by the states.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The group asked for consideration of emergency funding toward long-term recovery, and for &ldquo;additional funds for infrastructure rebuilding. Roads and bridges have been destroyed along the path of these hurricanes and rebuilding our infrastructure will take significant time and resources,&rdquo; they wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-red-states-have-reacted-in-the-month-since-scotus-overturned-roe-v-wade\/\" title=\"How Red States Have Reacted in the Month Since SCOTUS Overturned Roe v. Wade\">state lawmakers asked<\/a> that funding be routed through the Federal Highway Administration&rsquo;s Emergency Relief Program &ldquo;to ensure that FHWA can fulfill the requests of the affected states to rebuild this critical infrastructure.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/florida\/article_0ca6e604-7cd1-11ef-b82e-0794e99f174d.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Debby made landfall<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;as a Category 1 hurricane near Steinhatchee, Fla, on Aug. 5,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/florida\/article_0ca6e604-7cd1-11ef-b82e-0794e99f174d.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Helene made landfall<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;as a Category 4 hurricane in Dekle Beach, Fla., on Sept. 26, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/florida\/article_1eb67654-86f7-11ef-bc7b-3baaa1138cba.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Milton made landfall<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;as a Category 3 hurricane near Siesta Key, Fla., on Oct. 9.<\/p>\n<p>Estimated to have killed more than 200 and possibly more than 250, only Katrina (2005, deaths 1,392), Audrey (1957, deaths 416) and Camille (1969, deaths 256) are responsible for more deaths by hurricane in the last three-quarters of a century than Helene. This week,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/north_carolina\/article_0815ba2c-9089-11ef-8ad4-7b37b1db79ec.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>the fourth of recovery<\/strong><\/a>, began with an estimated 26 people in North Carolina still unaccounted for and 96 confirmed dead &ndash; most of any in seven states with fatalities.<\/p>\n<p>Helene dissipated over the mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee, dumping more than 30 inches of rain in multiple places. Flooding was catastrophic, arguably the worst storm for North Carolina since Hurricanes Floyd in 1999 and Hazel in 1954 &ndash; the latter the only Category 4 hurricane to make landfall on state shores, the former causing a once in 500 years flood.<\/p>\n<p>Schumer, D-N.Y., is majority leader of the Senate and McConnell, R-Ky., the minority leader. Johnson, R-La., is speaker of the House, and Jeffries, D-N.Y., the House minority party leader.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1843869\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1843869\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Six states seek federal aid after hurricane damage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2358848,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AP24271612897899.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[4402,43616,42723],"class_list":["post-2358844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-congress","tag-fiscal-aid","tag-hurricanes"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AP24271612897899.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2358844","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2358844"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2358844\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2358848"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2358844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2358844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2358844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}