Foxx Applauds DHS Disaster Funding for Western North Carolina

WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced nearly $40 million in FEMA Public Assistance grants for counties across the 5 th District that were devastated by Hurricane Helene: “For over a year, I’ve advocated relentlessly for western North Carolina with DHS as well as FEMA to allocate additional funding to help our area rebuild and recover – today’s announcement by DHS is welcome news indeed. These funding patches will play a positive role in the repairing and restoration of critical public infrastructure priorities that need significant attention. “I am grateful to Secretary Noem and her team at DHS for working with me to get these funds out to Western North Carolina. I would also like to applaud Senator Ted Budd, Chairman Michael Whatley, as well as my Republican colleagues within the North Carolina delegation for their staunch advocacy so that communities in the 5 th District and across North Carolina can receive the necessary assistance that they so desperately need in rebuilding. As I have since Hurricane Helene devastated Western North Carolina over a year ago, I will continue to do everything I can to support the recovery efforts back home.” ###