{"id":2382641,"date":"2024-12-21T15:13:55","date_gmt":"2024-12-21T20:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/helene-about-9b-of-resolutions-110b-relief-headed-to-north-carolina-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-21T15:17:29","modified_gmt":"2024-12-21T20:17:29","slug":"helene-about-9b-of-resolutions-110b-relief-headed-to-north-carolina-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/helene-about-9b-of-resolutions-110b-relief-headed-to-north-carolina-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Helene: About $9B of resolution\u2019s $110B relief headed to North Carolina &#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\">28<\/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%2Fhelene-about-9b-of-resolutions-110b-relief-headed-to-north-carolina-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=2382641&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>The article discusses the \u2062recent\u200c passage\u2063 of\u200b a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-election-denying-a-joke-now-peter-doocy-corners-kjp-over-bidens-real-governor-crack\/\" title=\"Doocy questions KJP on Biden&#039;s &#039;Real Governor&#039; comment: Is election denial a joke\">significant relief package<\/a> in \u200dresponse \u2062to Hurricane Helene&#8217;s devastation in North Carolina. The \u2063American Relief\u200b Act\u2062 2025, known as House Resolution 10545, allocates\u2062 a total\u200b of $110\u200b billion for recovery\u2063 efforts\u200d from various disasters, including Hurricane Milton and Typhoon Mawar.Of this, around \u2062$9 billion\u2064 is designated for North Carolina, which \u200bwill \u200csupport various programs\u200c including infrastructure development and agricultural assistance. Key figures in\u2063 support\u2064 of the \u200clegislation include Republican Senators\u2063 Thom Tillis and \u200bTed Budd, along with democratic Governor \u200dRoy Cooper. \u200dDespite the overall bipartisan \u200csupport, Republican Congressman Dan Bishop was the only North Carolinian\u200d to\u200d vote against the resolution. President\u200c Biden \u200bis expected to sign the bill soon,\u2063 which aims to aid the state in recovering\u2062 from the severe impacts\u2064 of\u200d Hurricane helene, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flood-threat-continues-across-the-southern-u-s\/\" title=\"Flood threat continues across the southern U.S.\">caused extensive damage<\/a> and significant loss of life.  <\/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\">Helene: About $9B of resolution&rsquo;s $110B relief headed to North Carolina<\/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_1917813\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; Relief efforts for Hurricane Helene in North Carolina were bolstered overnight Friday into Saturday with bicameral passage of a resolution avoiding a government shutdown.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Overall, there&rsquo;s $110 billion for a number of disasters &ndash; Helene, Hurricane Milton, Typhoon Mawar, tornadoes and wildfires &ndash; within the American Relief Act 2025, also known as House Resolution 10545.<\/p>\n<p>Republican U.S. Rep. Dan Bishop, President-elect Donald Trump&rsquo;s choice as deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget, was the only North Carolinian against the resolution of all 16 casting a vote in the Senate and House of Representatives.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden is expected to sign the legislation Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Not including FEMA assistance projected to be in the billions of dollars, North Carolina aid is about $9 billion of the package, a release from U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., says. The money will help block development programs; farmers; infrastructure to include roads, highways and bridges; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-push-infrastructure-plan-dems-divided-in-response\/\" title=\"GOP push infrastructure plan, Dems divided in response\">drinking water infrastructure<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Western North Carolina will need significant resources to be made whole again,&rdquo; Tillis said in an overnight release.<\/p>\n<p>Tillis and Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Budd, along with Republican U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards, joined Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper in making a $25.57 billion pitch to the president month.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At long last, the people of western North Carolina will begin to receive the disaster aid they do desperately need and deserve,&rdquo; Budd said in a Saturday release. &ldquo;It is going to take years to fully recover after the devastation of Hurricane Helene. I will continue to stand shoulder to shoulder with the resilient citizens of the western mountains as they undertake the difficult job of rebuilding. They will never be forgotten as long as I have anything to say about it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Edwards&rsquo; 11th Congressional District was among the hardest hit when Helene dissipated and in some places dumped more than 30 inches of rain. Arguably the state&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-residents-on-kentucky-tornado-damage-footage-ive-never-seen-destruction-like-this-in-my-life\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Residents On Kentucky Tornado Damage Footage: \u2018I\u2019ve Never Seen Destruction Like This In My Life\u2019\">worst natural disaster<\/a>, Helene killed 103 in North Carolina, 232 across seven states, and caused an estimated $53 billion in damage in the state.<\/p>\n<p>He said as a member of the House Committee on Appropriations, it was his priority to help&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/house-bill\/10545\/text\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>draft a framework of disaster funding<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;to western North Carolinians.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The citizens of western North Carolina pulled together in such monumental ways to help one another, and now these additional funds will help folks across North Carolina&rsquo;s 11th District rebuild communities and put our lives back together.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The state&rsquo;s agriculture industry,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/north_carolina\/article_bb849c34-bd8b-11ef-a011-9b0c862f4b90.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>valued at $111.1 billion annually and grown by $18 billion since 2022 and the end of the COVID-19 era<\/strong><\/a>, is getting a significant portion of the aid. A&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/appropriations.house.gov\/news\/press-releases\/house-passes-critical-disaster-relief-americans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>release from the House Committee on Appropriations<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;says the national disbursements include $31 billion for disaster and economic assistance to agriculture producers.<\/p>\n<p>Another $29 billion will go to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for response, recovery and mitigation related to presidentially declared major disasters. The release specifically names inclusion of Hurricanes Milton and Helene.<\/p>\n<p>The remaining&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/118\/bills\/hr10545\/BILLS-118hr10545eh.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>roughly third-plus of the $110 billion<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;is spread through the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Program ($12 billion); Federal Highway Administration Emergency Relief Program ($8.1 billion); repair of national forest roads and facilities ($6 billion); drinking water and wastewater systems infrastructure ($3.1 billion); national parks roads and historic structure rehabilitation impacted by natural disasters ($2.3 billion); Small Business Administration disaster loan program ($2.2 billion); and rehabilitation and repairs, and future disaster studies and projects ($1.5 billion).<\/p>\n<p>Finally, there&rsquo;s $362.5 million supporting disaster recovery for rural community water and waste, housing and facilities; $312.7 million for U.S. Coast Guard disaster response and recovery efforts; and $14 million for repair of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">hurricane-damaged law enforcement training facilities<\/a> and support of public safety.<\/p>\n<p>The resolution&rsquo;s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/clerk.house.gov\/Votes\/2024517\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>third attempt for passage<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;was successful following criticism by Trump of the first pitch, and his guided attempt on the second one roundly rejected. Biden, the incumbent president strategically shuttled away from the national spotlight since his debate with Trump in June, was never heard from in the negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said afterward late Friday night he was in contact with Trump throughout the process including the third attempt, which notably does not include the debt ceiling increase the president-elect desired.<\/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_1917813\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1917813\"}});<\/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>$9B of $110B relief for Hurricane Helene goes to NC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2382642,"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\/12\/YL.Carolina.121124.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[47233,41852,32258,32076],"class_list":["post-2382641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-9b-relief","tag-helene","tag-north-carolina","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/YL.Carolina.121124.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382641","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=2382641"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382641\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2382645,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382641\/revisions\/2382645"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2382642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2382641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2382641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2382641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}