The Biden White House is pressuring Congress to pass a new supplemental funding request to assist with disaster relief and recovery worth roughly $100 billion. President Joe Biden sent House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) a letter about the request on Monday.

The Biden administration is asking Congress to approve $98.4 billion in emergency spending to bolster the federal government’s response and recovery efforts following a series of natural disasters, including Hurricanes Helene and Milton that devastated parts of Southeastern states.

The Biden administration is sending a roughly $100 billion request to Congress to help Americans impacted by a series of major and record-breaking natural disasters in 2023 and 2024, including Hurricanes Helene and Milton,

President Joe Biden's administration called on U.S. lawmakers on Monday to quickly pass roughly $100 billion in emergency disaster relief funding in the wake of damaging storms that have depleted the coffers of several recovery assistance programs.

Biden's administration has made multiple requests for more disaster aid since Congress last passed supplemental funding in December 2022, but lawmakers have not acted despite mult

President Joe Biden’s administration is seeking more than $98 billion in emergency disaster relief funding from Congress to address the devastation from recent back-to-back hurricanes that hammered the US southeast and left billions in damage.

The White House is expected to request over $98 billion in disaster relief funds from Congress on Monday, Axios has learned. Why it matters: The emergency request from the White House comes as Congress must address a government funding lapse at the end of the year.

President Biden will send Congress an extensive emergency funding request in the coming days, the White House said Monday, as administration officials called on Congress to approve more money following a slew of natural disasters.