Disaster recovery

Dina Lewis rescues items from her home after it was destroyed by Hurricane Ida on Aug. 30, 2021, in Laplace, Louisiana. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

More than $37 billion in disaster aid under scrutiny in congressional lame duck

BY: - November 29, 2022

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration wants Congress to approve more than $37 billion to help communities throughout the country recover from various natural disasters, including Hurricanes Ian, which battered Florida and the Southeast U.S. in late September, and Fiona, which hit Puerto Rico.  The supplemental funding request comes on top of a $9 billion COVID-19 […]