Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock is working with members of Georgia’s U.S. Congressional delegation calling for leaders to approve billions of dollars in federal support in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.
Georgia representatives are part of a bipartisan effort supporting Governor Brian Kemp’s request of over $12 billion in federal disaster funding.
“To date, FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency) has provided over $243 million in individual and household assistance to Georgians in need and continues to operate numerous disaster recovery and assistance centers across the state,” Warnock said. “I applaud the public servants and community leaders make it all possible, but it is clear that more needs to be done.”
At its peak in Georgia, Helene left more than one million residents without power, triggered 300 boil water advisories across the state, damaged over 200,000 homes, left thousands of families displaced, and caused 34 deaths.
“The urgency remains. While it might not be in the headlines, Georgians who are at the center of this devastation are living this every single day.”
Kemp sent a letter to Congressional leaders requesting the aid in November.
