President Biden said he will visit Florida on Saturday and called on Congress to replenish FEMA's disaster fund.
, earlier Thursday to discuss federal assistance tied to Hurricane Idalia, the White House said. The two also spoke Wednesday.
Mr. Biden also called on Congress to replenish FEMA's disaster fund, which could dry up within weeks and delay the federal response to natural disasters. Days before Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell "Face the Nation" that the emergency funds could be depleted by the middle of September, delaying recovery projects. Wednesday morning on Florida's Gulf Coast as a powerful Category 3 hurricane, bringing strong winds, heavy rain and flooding.
Mr. Biden recently traveled to Hawaii to survey the damage caused by the wildfires on Maui and meet with victims. "It's just pure devastation," he said Thursday."That whole part of the island is just leveled. There's nothing left."
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