Florida Senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott sent a letter to Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell requesting current Disaster Relief Fund levels, a plan for when the account runs dry and reasoning behind the lack of response from the Biden Administration.
The Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) is expected to run dry this month, during hurricane season. The Biden Administration deliberately chose to ignore several requests for the need to supplement the DRF.
“The uncertainty resulting from the DRF’s projected shortfall two months into hurricane season is unacceptable,” the Republican Senators’ letter stated. “The Biden Administration has been completely silent on the need to act. A deficit to the DRF cannot be ignored and we demand action before a crisis emerges and the American people suffer from the administration’s poor planning.”
In June, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio and colleagues introduced the Disaster Relief Fund Replenishment Act to ensure FEMA has sufficient resources to continue ongoing disaster response and is prepared for unforeseen major disasters such as hurricanes, wildfires, and other events.
The full text of the letter is below:
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