phill4paul
05-10-2017, 05:09 PM
State asks for $900 million. Feds give $6 million. Bet there are a lot of North Carolinians wishing they would have kept back some of the $79 billion they gave the Fed in 2015.
North Carolina to receive less than 1% of requested aid following Hurricane Matthew
RALEIGH, N.C. (WLOS) — The State of North Carolina requested more than $900 million in federal aid following Hurricane Matthew. Wednesday, Governor Cooper released a statement expressing his disappointment after the Trump Administration and Congress announced the state will receive just $6.1 million, less than 1% of the resources needed to help communities and families fix homes, repair businesses and recover from the historic flooding.
In a letter, Governor Cooper reiterated the critical and immediate need for support and urged the President to visit affected communities to better understand the challenges that remain.
“Families across Eastern North Carolina need help to rebuild and recover, and it is an incredible failure by the Trump Administration and Congressional leaders to turn their backs,” said Cooper. “Matthew was a historic storm and we are still working every day to help families return home and rebuild their communities. North Carolinians affected by this storm cannot be ignored by the Trump Administration and Congressional leadership, and I will continue to work with our Congressional delegation to get North Carolina residents affected by the storm the help they deserve.”
The Trump Administration’s Housing and Urban Development agency (HUD) is responsible for determining unmet recovery needs, which is a $600 million request for North Carolina, but the agency allowed for only $6 million. Remaining Congressional requests for crop damage, business repair and public buildings were ignored.
http://wlos.com/news/local/state-to-receive-less-than-1-of-requested-aid-following-hurricane-matthew
North Carolina to receive less than 1% of requested aid following Hurricane Matthew
RALEIGH, N.C. (WLOS) — The State of North Carolina requested more than $900 million in federal aid following Hurricane Matthew. Wednesday, Governor Cooper released a statement expressing his disappointment after the Trump Administration and Congress announced the state will receive just $6.1 million, less than 1% of the resources needed to help communities and families fix homes, repair businesses and recover from the historic flooding.
In a letter, Governor Cooper reiterated the critical and immediate need for support and urged the President to visit affected communities to better understand the challenges that remain.
“Families across Eastern North Carolina need help to rebuild and recover, and it is an incredible failure by the Trump Administration and Congressional leaders to turn their backs,” said Cooper. “Matthew was a historic storm and we are still working every day to help families return home and rebuild their communities. North Carolinians affected by this storm cannot be ignored by the Trump Administration and Congressional leadership, and I will continue to work with our Congressional delegation to get North Carolina residents affected by the storm the help they deserve.”
The Trump Administration’s Housing and Urban Development agency (HUD) is responsible for determining unmet recovery needs, which is a $600 million request for North Carolina, but the agency allowed for only $6 million. Remaining Congressional requests for crop damage, business repair and public buildings were ignored.
http://wlos.com/news/local/state-to-receive-less-than-1-of-requested-aid-following-hurricane-matthew