Florida Republicans Respond to Hurricane Milton

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How Florida Republicans Who Voted Against FEMA Funding Reacted to Milton

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Hurricane Milton made landfall in Siesta Key near Sarasota , about 70 miles south of Tampa , where it was initially forecast to come ashore.

The Tampa region was badly affected, with St. Petersburg recording more than 16 inches of rain.

Congress passed a stopgap spending bill on September 25 to keep government agencies funded into December and avoid a shutdown.

Republicans supplied all of the no votes in both chambers.

Donalds: "There is enough funds that will be able to go through this storm as well, until we return to Washington after the election in about 27 days " FEMA has set up a "rumor response" page to counter misinformation about Helene .

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said last week that the agency can meet immediate needs but does not have enough funding to make it through hurricane season .

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