Congress Authorizes Billions for Disaster Recovery, Including Hurricane Ida Relief for Louisiana

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter Sr. joined his colleagues to pass H.R. 5306, The Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act. This bill contains crucial funding for Louisiana disaster recovery for the state to rebuild from Hurricane Ida and other recent disasters. This is part of a bigger package funding the government and suspending the debt ceiling.

Congressman Troy Carter and the entire Louisiana Congressional Delegation first sent a letter to President Biden requesting emergency funds for hurricane recovery shortly after landfall of Hurricane Ida.

During debate tonight, Congressman Troy Carter made the following floor statement. Video of his floor speech can be found here.

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“I rise today to express my support for this continuing resolution, especially the disaster supplemental portion.

This bill contains crucial funding for my home state of Louisiana and for the residents of the Second Congressional District affected by Hurricane Ida.

Louisianians have been through a lot and this bill recognizes that struggle. It also helps us to begin working on those challenges.

This Congress is stepping up and funding projects that not only repair damage, but also make our communities better and safer.

The $3 billion in Army Corps funding for flood and storm damage reduction projects will change the future of communities across my state and across this nation. It will build projects that would communities stronger, safer and more resilient.

The $5 billion in CDBG funding for long-term disaster recovery will help communities affected by storms like Laura in the past year and start places affected by Ida on the road to recovery.

It’s not enough to repair things to how they were, we need a recovery that reaches beyond and prepares every community to better, to be weather-ready, and be ready for the next series of storms.

This Congress, and this Administration are taking a first step towards doing just that.

I will continue to fight for more resources for the people of Louisiana and for the Second Congressional District.

And I urge my colleagues to support this continuing resolution tonight, and to do the right thing by the people of America.

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