CORREA JOINS CALLS URGING SPEAKER JOHNSON TO CALL HOUSE BACK INTO SESSION TO VOTE ON EMERGENCY DISASTER RELIEF FUNDING
SANTA ANA, Calif. — This week, Representative Lou Correa (D-CA) joined 60+ of his colleagues in a letter urging House Speaker Mike Johnson (LA-04) to bring the U.S. House of Representatives back into session to approve necessary funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Small Business Administration (SBA) to fulfill their Hurricane Helene and Milton relief missions. Recent legislation has provided initial relief funds, but falls critically short of what will be necessary to address the scale of destruction and the recovery needs for Fiscal Year 2025.
"We write to you amidst a season marked by unprecedented natural disasters and increasingly severe weather events that have left communities across our nation in dire need of additional and comprehensive disaster relief funding," the members wrote. "The funds previously allocated were a necessary first step, allowing for an initial response to the immediate aftermath of these disasters. However, as recovery efforts continue, it is abundantly clear that these funds will not suffice."
"As representatives of the American people, it is our duty to ensure that every community has the resources to recover and rebuild in the wake of devastation. This is not merely a matter of policy but a profound obligation to the citizens we serve, who depend on their government for support in their most critical times of need," they concluded. "Therefore, we strongly urge you to bring the US House of Representatives back into session to approve the necessary funding that will empower FEMA and the SBA to fulfill their disaster relief missions. Our communities cannot wait, and we must act swiftly to provide them with the assurance that their government will stand by them."
Other signers of the letter include Representatives: Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Kathy Manning (NC-06), Jared Moskowitz (FL-23), Dina Titus (NV-01), Melanie Stansbury (NM-01), Nanette Barragan (CA-44), Don Beyer (VA-08), Julia Brownley (CA-26), Yadira Caraveo (CO-08), Troy Carter (LA-02), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20), Steve Cohen (TN-09), Gerry Connolly (VA-11), Joe Courtney (CT-02), Angie Craig (MN-02), Jasmine Crockett (TX-30), Jason Crow (CO-06), Diana Degette (CO-01), Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10), Debbie Dingell (MI-12), Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Maxwell Frost (FL-10), Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Dan Goldman (NY-10), Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC-00), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Jared Huffman (CA-02), Glenn Ivey (MD-04), Jonathan Jackson (IL-01), Hank Johnson (GA-04), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), Barbara Lee (CA-12), Mike Levin (CA-49), Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), Wiley Nickel (NC-13), Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), Katie Porter (CA-45), Delia Ramirez (IL-03), Kim Schrier (WA-08), Bobby Scott (VA-03), Eric Sorensen (IL-17), Darren Soto (FL-09), Abigail Spanberger (VA-07), Greg Stanton (AZ-04), Haley Stevens (MI-11), Tom Suozzi (NY-03), Eric Swalwell (CA-14), Emilia Sykes (Oh-13), Mark Takano (CA-39), Shri Thanedar (MI-13), Jill Tokuda (HI-02), Paul Tonko (NY-20), Lori Trahan (MA-03), Juan Vargas (CA-52), Gabe Vasquez (NM-02), Maxine Waters (CA-43), Jennifer Wexton (VA-10), Nikema Williams (GA-05), and Frederica Wilson (FL-24).
You can read the full text of the letter HERE.
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