Biden Administration Asks Congress for Funds for Ida, Afghans

Contact Your Elected Officials
The Epoch Times Logo

The White House on Tuesday asked Congress to approve billions in spending to address the ongoing crises created by the disastrous Category 4 Hurricane Ida and the Afghan refugee crisis in the aftermath of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

The request came after a bipartisan delegation of Louisiana congressmen asked the president in a Sept. 2 letter for emergency federal aid.

The delegationโ€”consisting of Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Reps. Clay Higgins (R-La.), Steve Scalise (R-La.), Mike Johnson (R-La.), Garret Graves (R-La.), Julia Letlow (R-La.) and Troy Carter (D-La.)โ€”said in the letter, โ€œWe are writing you now to alert you to the need for Congress to provide emergency supplemental appropriations to address Hurricane Ida and [other] storms from last year, as was done following Hurricane Katrina. Without substantial and robust appropriations from Congress โ€ฆ Louisiana families will continue to languish as a result of these devastating storms.โ€

In response, the White House has set a target of $24 billion in funding to deal with continuing problems in Louisiana and other affected states.

Shalanda Young, acting director of the Office of Management and Budget, proposed that the funding be put into a stopgap bill. In the midst of heated intra-party debates over Sen. Bernie Sandersโ€™s $3.5 trillion budget proposal, Young wrote that โ€œitโ€™s clearโ€ that Congress will need more time to put together a comprehensive budget for 2022.

The stopgap measure would essentially provide funding immediately without needing to be part of the larger budget bill.

In the immediate aftermath of the storm, more than one million Louisianans were without power. Over a week after Louisiana was battered by Ida, PowerOutage.us recorded that more than 400,000 people are still without power.

Analysts have also catalogued the extremely high cost of Ida. Joel Myers, a founder and executive of Accuweather, estimated a huge $95 billion in damage from the storm. Moodyโ€™s chief economist Mark Zandi has estimated that the damage to physical infrastructureโ€”property, buildings, and public infrastructure like roads and bridgesโ€”is near $50 billion.

Byย Joseph Lord

Read Full Article on TheEpochTimes.com

The Thinking Conservative
The Thinking Conservativehttps://www.thethinkingconservative.com/
The goal of THE THINKING CONSERVATIVE is to help us educate ourselves on conservative topics of importance to our freedom and our pursuit of happiness. We do this by sharing conservative opinions on all kinds of subjects, from all types of people, and all kinds of media, in a way that will challenge our perceptions and help us to make educated choices.

With or without

The mullahs of Iran have been at war with the West, particularly the US, for half a century and Iran is also the worldโ€™s foremost champion of terrorism.

Artificial Intelligence Equals Awful Iniquities

WSJ article โ€œAI is Learning to Escape Human Controlโ€ said in 79 of 100 trials, the o3 AI code systems edited their own code to prevent human shutdown!

VIDEO: Deranged Feminist vs. Mating Ducks in Epic Public Meltdown

A middle-aged white lady lib harasses mating ducks to โ€œstop it!โ€ because the rough sex they enjoy appears non-consensual on the part of the female.

RFK Jr. Slashes ALL U.S. Funding For Bill Gatesโ€™ Global โ€˜Vaccine Allianceโ€™

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. recently pulled all U.S. government funding from Bill Gatesโ€™ Global โ€˜Vaccine Allianceโ€™ GAVI.

Seven Things Democrats Are Doing Wrong

Ask Democrat voters why Donald Trump was elected president again and you will get answers that show a lack of self-reflection and a ton of deflection.

US Streamlines Rule for Fining Illegal Immigrants, Will Issue Nearly $1,000 Daily Fines for Noncompliance

DHS and DOJ announced a new joint federal rule that streamlines the process of issuing fines for illegal immigrants, making it easier and more efficient.

Man Indicted on 12 Hate Crime Charges in Attack on Boulder Demonstration for Israeli Hostages

Boulder, CO man accused of hurling Molotov cocktails at demonstrators supporting Israeli hostages indicted by grand jury on 12 hate crime counts.

Newsom Signs California Budget Aimed at Addressing $12 Billion Deficit

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed California budget projected to close a $12 billion deficit through spending reductions on some of the stateโ€™s ongoing programs.

Western Battery Technology Aims to Leapfrog Chinaโ€™s Mineral Dominance

Chinaโ€™s stranglehold on the battery market could be loosened with tech that substitutes hard-to-source minerals with alternatives available in the West.

Termination of โ€˜Wasteful Contractsโ€™ Saves US Government $470 Million Last Week: DOGE

Over the past seven days, various government agencies have terminated 312 โ€œwasteful contractsโ€ with a ceiling value of $2.8 billion, the DOGE said.

Trump Says He Will Only Appoint Fed Chair Who Wants to Cut Interest Rates

President Trump said he may appoint someone who is more inclined to lower interest rates to succeed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

Trump Says US Ending All Trade Talks With Canada

Trump posted he is ending โ€œallโ€ trade negotiations with Canada due to their plan to impose a digital services tax which affects U.S. tech companies.

White House Confirms US, China Have Reached Additional Trade Agreement

A White House official said the United States and China have reached an additional agreement as trade talks between the two nations continue.
spot_img

Related Articles