Biden Urges Congress to Act Quickly as Disaster Relief Funding Runs Low

Biden has requested Congress to replenish the Small Business Administration’s disaster loan program and FEMA’s disaster relief fund.

President Joe Biden speaks during a briefing on Hurricane Helene response and recovery efforts, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, on Oct. 1, 2024. Saul Loeb / AFP via Getty Images

President Joe Biden urged Congress on Friday to expedite funding for the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) disaster loan program, warning that it will run out of money within weeks amid ongoing recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

In a letter to Congress on Oct. 4, Biden warned that the SBA’s disaster loan program will run out of funding “in a matter of weeks and well before the Congress is planning to reconvene.”