WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced that President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. made additional disaster assistance available to the state of South Carolina to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Helene from Sept. 25, 2024 and continuing. The President authorized that federal funds for debris removal and emergency protective measures,  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Throughout the Southeast, FEMA has already helped thousands of Hurricane Helene survivors jumpstart their recoveries with more than $45 million in flexible, upfront funding. President Biden approved Major Disaster Declarations for Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia for Hurricane Helene. Individuals and households who have d  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The White House issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2024: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. made additional disaster assistance available to the State of South Carolina by authorizing an increase in the level of Federal funding for emergency work undertaken in the State of South Carolina as a result of Hurricane Helene beginning on September 25, 2024, and continuing. Under the President's order today, Federal funds for debris removal and emergency protective   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- President Biden issued the following letter to Congress on Oct. 4, 2024, on disaster needs: * * * Dear Speaker Johnson and Leaders Schumer, McConnell, and Jeffries, I write to you regarding the needs of the Nation. As communities across the Southeast devastated by Hurricane Helene assess the extent of the damage, they are expecting their Federal Government to stand behind them in their most urgent time of need. I have seen firsthand the devastation that Hurricane Helene   more