Farmers, business owners, fire survivors face uncertainty after $100B in disaster relief flounders
3 days, 18 hours ago

Farmers, business owners, fire survivors face uncertainty after $100B in disaster relief flounders

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on federal funding negotiations as a government shutdown looms. Do I leave?” While money from the Federal Emergency Management Administration has provided temporary relief, the disaster recovery funding was intended for long-term needs such as housing assistance and rebuilding infrastructure, he said. “I realize there are other distractions that are going on, but I would just bring everybody back to their commitment to help disaster survivors,” said Bissen, Maui’s mayor. “Without federal disaster money right now, or without some assistance, people like me will not be farming much longer,” Georgia pecan farmer Scott Hudson said. “Going back in debt is kind of rough at my age.” The earlier version of the spending bill included included funding for low-interest loans for businesses, nonprofits and homeowners trying to rebuild after a disaster; money for rebuilding damaged roads and highways; and funds for helping communities recover through block grants administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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Congress moves to keep government afloat, provides $100 billion in disaster aid
5 days, 11 hours ago

Congress moves to keep government afloat, provides $100 billion in disaster aid

Firstpost  

The measure would prevent a partial government shutdown set to begin after midnight Friday. It would kick final decisions on this budget year’s spending levels to a new Republican-led Congress and President-elect Donald Trump Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., pauses as he enters a closed-door strategy session with fellow Republicans as they work on a final version of …

Disaster loan program fully ‘exhausted’ with Congress still out of town
2 months, 1 week ago

Disaster loan program fully ‘exhausted’ with Congress still out of town

Politico  

“But the Biden-Harris Administration has the necessary disaster funding right now to address the immediate needs of American people in these hurricane affected areas,” the speaker continued. Without calling lawmakers back to the Capitol, congressional leaders could use their brief “pro forma” sessions to pass an emergency funding bill for the loan program. Rep. Jared Moskowitz has already introduced a …

Milton raises stakes for Congress to pass more disaster aid
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Milton raises stakes for Congress to pass more disaster aid

Politico  

“There’s absolutely going to be a resource issue,” he said. “As Americans struggle to recover from Hurricane Helene, another devastating hurricane this season, we write to urge you to bring a supplemental disaster funding bill to the floor as soon as possible,” a bipartisan group of 12 Texas lawmakers said in a letter to House leaders last week. Moskowitz introduced …

Biden says small business disaster loan program will soon run out of money
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden says small business disaster loan program will soon run out of money

NPR  

Biden says small business disaster loan program will soon run out of money toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP President Biden sent a formal letter to Congress late Friday night saying that a key loans program for helping disaster victims will run out of money within weeks at a time when Americans hit by Hurricane Helene need the relief. “I warned the …

Minnesota lawmakers at odds over drought relief package
2 years, 9 months ago

Minnesota lawmakers at odds over drought relief package

Associated Press  

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota farmers and ranchers still reeling from last summer’s drought are asking the Legislature for urgency on relief, though lawmakers on either side of the aisle have yet to agree on what a final package should look like. The grants would help lessen the burden by paying for specific needs like feed and watering supplies, said …

Cash in $5 billion natural disaster fund barely spent, as money sits earning interest
2 years, 9 months ago

Cash in $5 billion natural disaster fund barely spent, as money sits earning interest

ABC  

Natural disasters are incredibly costly. That's why about four years ago the federal government set aside roughly $4 billion for the Emergency Response Fund. Emergency Management Minister Bridget McKenzie argues that given all the funding already available, there's no need to tap into the now nearly $5 billion Emergency Response Fund. "The Emergency Response Fund was set up as a …

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