Georgia’s two U.S. senators urged their colleagues Wednesday to approve a federal disaster relief package for victims of Hurricane Helene.
Democrat Jon Ossoff testified at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on a supplemental spending request from President Joe Biden for nearly $100 billion to help Americans impacted by several hurricanes and other disasters. Senator Raphael Warnock also took to the Senate floor to push for senators to act on Biden’s request before the end of the year.
The pleas for disaster relief from Ossoff and Warnock came one day after Gov. Brian Kemp, sent a letter urging the chairs and ranking members of the House and Senate Appropriations committees to approve $12.2 billion in relief aid for Georgians impacted by Helene.
