Helene: Federal legislation seeks $15B in assistance

(The Center Square) – Two bills have been filed in the U.S. House of Representatives directed at disaster relief following the catastrophic impact of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina and other states in the South.

Authored by U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., the legislation is supportive of an Oct. 3 letter signed by 14 members of the House and directed to President Joe Biden and four members of his Cabinet.