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The White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on Tuesday sent a letter requesting Congress provide emergency funding for disaster relief efforts and the evacuation of Afghan allies in a continuing resolution (CR) that will be considered to avoid a partial government shutdown at the end of September.
The OMB letter requests that Congress provide over $14 billion in emergency funding to address natural disasters that have occurred over the last 18 months, including Hurricanes Laura and Delta, in addition to ongoing wildfires and Hurricane Ida.
OMB notes that Hurricane Ida ― which has a death toll of 82 across eight U.S. states as of September 8th ― will likely “significantly increase the need for further disaster response funding” by at least $10 billion as more time passes. While the flash flooding that killed at least 22 people in Tennessee was not mentioned in the OMB’s letter, the disaster relief funding would replenish programs that aren’t specific to certain disasters, and could therefore aid recovery there as well.
Should Congress add disaster relief funding and Afghanistan evacuation funding to a CR?
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