09.17.18

McConnell on Hurricane Florence: Senate Stands with All Those Affected

‘[W]e stand ready to ensure that communities in the storm’s path have the resources they need to recover and rebuild, once the time comes. For now, we stand in solidarity with the Americans who are battling this storm -- and with the first responders who bravely risk their own safety to care for their communities.’

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Hurricane Florence:

“Since the Senate last convened, Hurricane Florence made landfall on our nation’s eastern seaboard. According to the latest estimates, this terrible storm has already claimed more than 20 lives in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida. With more than a million Americans subject to mandatory evacuations, many families have been displaced. And the storm surge and historic rainfall have brought communities to their knees with crippling flooding.

“The Senate stands with all those affected, and we stand ready to ensure that communities in the storm’s path have the resources they need to recover and rebuild, once the time comes. For now, we stand in solidarity with the Americans who are battling this storm -- and with the first responders who bravely risk their own safety to care for their communities.”