The White House will seek an additional $4 billion to address natural disasters as part of its supplemental funding request.
striking Florida and other Southeastern states mean that a total of $16 billion is needed.
As recently as Tuesday, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell had stressed that $12 billion would be enough to meet the agency's needs through the end of the fiscal year this month. Criswell told reporters at a White House briefing that the lower sum “will be a bridge to get us through the end of the fiscal year.”
“If we continue to see more storms, we’re going to continuously monitor very closely the health of the disaster relief fund to determine what more may be needed,” Criswell said. “But right now, as the situation stands, the supplemental request will get us through the end of this fiscal year.” On Thursday, President Joe Biden went to FEMA's offices in Washington and pushed for more money, saying, “We need this disaster relief request met, and we need it in September." He said he could not understand why some lawmakers believe the money is unnecessary.
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