disaster aid

men clear mud out of a living room in Marshall, NC

Politics & Government

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

8:59am December 20, 2024

by Travis Loller, Leah Willingham and Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press

American farmers, small business owners and wildfire survivors are among those who will suffer if Congress cannot agree on a new spending bill after President-elect Donald Trump abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan that included more than $100 billion in disaster aid.

Hurricane Helene Hits Gulf Coast Of Florida

National

Biden asks Congress for about $100 billion in disaster relief funding

2:00pm November 18, 2024

The largest chunk of funding — about $40 billion — would be for FEMA's disaster relief fund, so that it has enough money to last through the coming year. But there are requests for 16 agencies.

Trucks in an aid convoy cross from Turkey into rebel-held northern Syria through the Bab al-Salama crossing on Feb. 14, after it reopened for U.N. relief.

World News

Aid groups help Turkey-Syria quake survivors amid global crises and donor fatigue

5:03am February 18, 2023

by Aya Batrawy

Appeals for aid to Syria were falling short even before this month. Aid groups are trying to marshal more aid pledges while attention is still on the quakes, but the road to recovery will be long.

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Debris is piled on May 10 outside an apartment complex that was damaged by Hurricane Michael in Panama City, Fla. Rep. Chip Roy objected to a procedural vote on a bipartisan $19.1 billion disaster aid bill, forcing Congress to wait until June to finish wo

Politics & Government

$19.1 Billion Disaster Aid Bill Stalled After Republican Blocks House Vote

2:42pm May 24, 2019

by Kelsey Snell

Rep. Chip Roy objected to a procedural vote on a bipartisan $19.1 billion disaster aid bill, forcing Congress to wait until June to finish work on the legislation.