The widespread devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene is upping the pressure on lawmakers for a looming end-of-year fight over disaster funding. While funding negotiators on both sides acknowledge the need for additional resources for disaster recovery,

President Joe Biden said recovery efforts would cost “billions of dollars” and called on lawmakers to ensure additional funding as he toured areas devastated by Hurricane Helene on Thursday.

Congress should not wait until after the November 5 election to pass a supplemental spending bill to fund relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Helene and other damaging storms, President Joe Biden has said.

The federal government is providing additional aid to North Carolina as the state recovers from Hurricane Helene, President Joe Biden shared on Wednesday. The president visited Raleigh for an emergency operations briefing with Gov.