Bloomberg Quicktake | Biden Asks Congress to Return to Pass Hurricane Milton Aid Bill @BloombergQuicktake | Uploaded October 2024 | Updated October 2024, 2 minutes ago.
President Joe #Biden said #Congress should come back to pass emergency relief after #Hurricane #Milton wreaked havoc overnight on #Florida Gulf Coast, leaving millions without power and causing tornadoes that killed at least ten people.

“I think the Congress should be coming back and moving on emergency needs immediately,” Biden said at the White House on Thursday.

The most immediate need is funding for a Small #BusinessE Administration program to provide assistance to victims of natural disasters, Biden said, though he anticipated that lawmakers would also need to top up the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s disaster relief program in the coming months.

Read more: bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-10/biden-asks-congress-to-return-for-aid-bill-after-milton-landfall?srnd=homepage-americas&sref=omvmmwIg

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