November18,2024
TheHonorableChuckSchumerMajorityLeaderU.S.SenateS-221,TheCapitolWashington,D.C.20510 TheHonorableMitchMcConnellMinorityLeaderU.S.SenateS-230,TheCapitolWashington,D.C.20510 TheHonorableMikeJohnsonSpeakeroftheHouseU.S.HouseofRepresentativesH-232,TheCapitolWashington,D.C.20515 TheHonorableHakeemS.JeffriesMinorityLeaderU.S.HouseofRepresentativesH-204,TheCapitolWashington,D.C.20515 DearLeaderSchumer, LeaderMcConnell,SpeakerJohnson,andLeaderJeffries, ThankyouforyourleadershipinpassingrecentlegislationthatprovidedinitialFederalEmergencyManagementAgency(FEMA)disasterrelieffunding.WhilethisfundingwascriticalinthepreparationforandresponsetoHurricanesHeleneandMilton,itwillrunoutsoon.
Therefore,we,the415undersignedlocalelectedofficials,urgeCongresstoswiftlypassacomprehensive,cleanemergencydisastersupplementalappropriationsbill.Thisbillisessentialtofundtherecoveryfrommorethan160majordisasterdeclarationssince2023thathaveimpactedcommunitiesacrossAmerica. 1 Stateandlocalgovernments,whichareonthefrontlinesofdisasterresponseandrecovery,requirecomprehensivefederalsupportandfundingtorebuildandrecoverfromallmajornaturaldisasterssince2023.Additionalfundingshouldalsohelpcommunitiesprepareforandrespondtotheunprecedentedandincreasinglyseverenaturaldisastersnationwide.
Webelievetheemergencydisastersupplementalappropriationsshould:
● FullyfundFEMA’srecoveryeffortsforrecentandfuturedisasters,whichwillprovideessentialsupportforrebuildingandrecovery; 1 Thecommunitiesaffectedbythe2023and2024disastersarefacinganunprecedentedrecoverychallenge,andtimelyfederalinterventionisessentialtoensuretheycanrebuildstrongerandmoreresilient.Theseincludethe2023LahainawildfireinHawaii,the2024wildfiresinCalifornia,Nevada,Oregon,andColorado,severestormsinIowaandIllinois,aswellasHurricanesDebby, Francine,Beryl,HeleneandMilton,whichdestroyedentiretownsanddevastatedthelivesofsomanyofourresidents. 1 ● ReplenishtheSmallBusinessAdministrationDisasterAssistanceLoanProgramtohelpbusinessownersandhomeownersrebuild;● EnsurefundingfortheEconomicDevelopmentAdministration’son-the-groundresponseprograms;● RefilltheU.S.DepartmentofTransportationEmergencyReliefhighwayandtransitfundsandprovideflexibilitytorebuildanyroadthatallowsresidentstoreturntotheirhomesandwork;● Providefundingtosupportlong-termrecoveryeffortsthroughCommunityDevelopmentBlockGrant-DisasterResilienceprogram,whichisessentialforhelpingcommunitiessustainablyrebuildtheirinfrastructure,housingandeconomy;and,● IncreasefundingfortheSupplementalNutritionAssistanceProgramforfamiliesandchildrenimpactedbymajornationaldisasterssince2023.
Congressshouldalsoallowflexibilityoffundingforlocalgovernmentstoaddressthespecificrecoveryneedsoftheircommunities.
WeurgeCongresstoactquicklytoensurethateverycommunityhastheresourcestorecoverandrebuildinthewakeofdevastation.Thisfundingisnotmerelyamatterofgoodeconomicpolicy,butafundamentalobligationofthefederalgovernmenttodeliversupportforourmutualconstituentswhodependontheseresourcesintheirmostvulnerabletimesofneed.
Thankyouforyourattentiontothiscriticalissue.AsmayorsandlocalelectedswhoareapartofClimateMayors—abipartisannetworkofover350mayorscommittedtoclimateaction;theNationalLeagueofCities,representing19,000cities,townsandvillagesnationwide;U.S.ConferenceofMayors,representingover1,400citieswithpopulationsof30,000ormore;andC40Cities,anetworkofmayorsfromnearly100world-leadingcities,including14intheUnitedStates,weaskforyourleadershipinpassingaclean,disasteremergencysupplementalbillassoonaspossible.Ourcommunitiescannotwaitanylonger.
CC:TomPerez,Director, WhiteHouseOfficeofIntergovernmentalAffairsMembersoftheU.S.SenateMembersoftheU.S.HouseofRepresentatives Sincerely,
2 ALABAMACouncil President Darrell O’Quinn, Birmingham, ALCouncilmember Crystal Smitherman, Birmingham, ALCouncilmember LaTonyaA. Tate, Birmingham, ALCouncil President DMCollins, Center Point, ALCouncilmember EboneeCopeland, Center Point, ALCouncilmember LarryJ. AveryJr., Gadsden, ALCouncilmember Kent Back, Gadsden, ALMayor StevenL. Reed, Montgomery, ALCouncilmember MarcheJohnson, Montgomery, ALCouncilmember FranettaD. Riley, Montgomery, ALMayor MikeLockhart, MuscleShoals, ALCouncilmember WillisThompson, MuscleShoals, ALCouncil President MauriceMercer, Pelham, ALCouncilmember Arthur Day, PhenixCity, ALCouncilmember GlendaKirkland, Pinson, ALMayor GwendolynRogers, Linden, ALCouncilmember VeronicaBandy-Freeman, Tarrant, ALCouncilmember LouisMurry, UnionSprings, AL ARKANSASMayor JonasAnderson, CaveCity, ARMayor LioneldJordan, Fayetteville, AR ARIZONACouncilmember BryanG. Soller, ApacheJunction, AZCouncilmember GloriaSolorio, Avondale, AZCouncilmember MaxWhite, Avondale, AZCouncilmember Matt Orlando, Chandler, AZMayor BeckyDaggett, Flagstaff, AZCouncilmember WallyCampbell, Goodyear, AZCouncilmember JennDuff, Mesa, AZCouncilmember MarkFreeman, Mesa, AZCouncilmember JulieSpilsbury, Mesa, AZMayor JorgeMaldonado, Nogales, AZMayor MilaBesich, Superior, AZCouncilmember BerdettaHodge, Tempe, AZ CALIFORNIAMayor MarilynEzzyAshcraft, Alameda, CAMayor Lester Friedman, BeverlyHills, CACouncilmember CeciliaHupp, Brea, CACouncilmember TeresaAcosta, Carlsbad, CACouncilmember Gabriel Quinto, El Cerrito, CA 3 Councilmember ChanceCutrano, Fairfax, CAMayor LilyMei, Fremont, CAMayor JerryP. 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