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Natural Disaster Emergency Funding

Floor Speech

Date: Oct. 24, 2017
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: National Security

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Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, today, the Senate will pass an important measure to provide relief for communities that are struggling to rebuild after the natural disasters that have affected many different parts of our country. Soon, this emergency funding legislation will be on its way to the President for his signature.

With these new resources, Federal aid workers from FEMA and the rest of the administration can continue their critical recovery operations, including search and rescue missions, debris removal, and infrastructure repair, as well as providing much needed assistance to individuals and to families.

I will continue to monitor these disaster response efforts, and I will continue to engage with leaders both in Washington and on the ground. The Senate will also continue doing its part to help the victims recover.

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