President Joe Biden on Thursday called on Congress to pass more disaster relief after Hurricane Idalia pummeled Florida and other southeast states.
During a press conference from the Washington, D.C., headquarters of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Biden said he will visit Florida on Saturday to see the damage himself.
President Biden visits FEMA headquarters in Washington, D.C., and thanks the team staffing the FEMA National Response Coordination Center (NRCC) throughout Hurricane Idalia and the ongoing federal response efforts to the fires on Maui, Hi., on Aug. 31, 2023. (Fox News)
“We need this disaster relief request met, and we need it in September,” after Congress returns from recess, Biden said.
The president took aim at lawmakers who are balking at his request for $12 billion in emergency funding to respond to natural disasters, as well as climate change denialists.
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