Congress Skips Disaster Funding

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Congressional Dysfunction Has Helene Relief Efforts in Limbo

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Congress left Washington without approving any additional funding for disaster relief.

FEMA 's disaster relief fund is facing a $3 billion deficit by February .

FEMA has been “pushed to its limits” since 2017 , which saw massive damage wrought by Hurricanes Maria , Harvey , and Irma .

Other federal disaster recovery programs that fall outside FEMA ’s purview involving long-term recovery have also not received new funding.

Part of the issue with approving disaster relief stems from larger institutional problems on Capitol Hill .

Congress is generally so dysfunctional that only a few must-pass items are guaranteed approval in a given year .

The politicization of climate change also makes it difficult for members of Congress to agree that there is a problem in intensifying natural disasters, which in turn makes it harder to pass preventative measures.

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