McConnell: Time to Deliver Resources for Disaster Victims
‘We’ve seen the pain caused by nature’s worst. Now, it’s time for Congress to finally demonstrate our commitment to America’s best. It’s time to deliver supplemental resources for the rebuilding efforts that in many cases have been inching along for months. It’s well past time to show the relief workers, the volunteers, and the families still picking up the pieces that we have their backs.’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding the need for disaster assistance funding:
“As I’ve discussed many times here on the floor, powerful natural disasters have recently devastated communities across America. Many are still in need of aid as they struggle to rebuild. My colleagues know all too well the destruction brought states across the Southeast and Gulf coasts, and Puerto Rico, by a bad hurricane season. Tens of billions of dollars in damage to buildings and infrastructure, and thousands of people left without shelter or access to clean water and electricity.
“We remember the record wildfires that swept across our western regions, the tornadoes that tore through the deep south, and the rampant flooding that sunk entire communities across the midwest and affected many of my fellow Kentuckians, as well. We’ve seen the pain caused by nature’s worst. Now, it’s time for Congress to finally demonstrate our commitment to America’s best. It’s time to deliver supplemental resources for the rebuilding efforts that in many cases have been inching along for months. It’s well past time to show the relief workers, the volunteers, and the families still picking up the pieces that we have their backs.
“In recent days, important progress has been made to deliver on this overdue commitment. Chairman Shelby, Ranking Member Leahy, our colleagues on the Appropriations Committee, and their counterparts in the House are continuing their hard work to reach a bipartisan solution that meets the most pressing needs of affected communities. That includes promising steps toward a bipartisan agreement to deliver critical resources to address the ongoing humanitarian crisis at our southern border. The status quo is completely dysfunctional, so I’m glad that agreement seems to be converging on more resources.
“So I expect to discuss our progress in greater detail as the week unfolds. But it’s my sincere hope that in both parties, and in both chambers, we’ll finally be able to reach a meaningful consensus that can become law and deliver on the priorities of communities in need across the country.”
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