1. United States
2. Calif.
3. Letter

Hi, I’m a constituent from 90403 and a member of Indivisible Westside Los Angeles. I'm writing to ask you to urge Speaker Johnson to call a vote on hurricane relief. With the devastation from Hurricane Helene and now Hurricane Milton, it's clear that more resources are needed for all those impacted. I'm aware that before Congress left, they voted in a stop-gap bill which included $20 billion for FEMA's Disaster Relief Fund. But they didn't take up the supplemental request for disaster relief. The disaster relief fund is operating with limited funding right now - with half of the 20 billion already spent - while CDBG-DR, the SBA's disaster loans program, and the FHA's disaster recovery account are also in dire need of funds. I understand that Congress is currently in recess, but there is a precedent for this situation. Congress can easily allow for unanimous consent on additional disaster relief funding, similar to how funding was passed in 2005 in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. This would mean that the majority of members would not have to return to DC. Thank you for your time and attention.