{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.budd.senate.gov/2026/06/25/budd-vows-to-oppose-supplemental-appropriations-unless-it-includes-helene-recovery-funding/", "Budd Vows To Oppose Supplemental Appropriations Unless It Includes Helene Recovery Funding", "2026-06-25", "2026", "2026-06", "Republican", "Senate", "NC", "Ted Budd", "B001305", "www.budd.senate.gov", "budd", "https://www.budd.senate.gov/category/news/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) issued the following statement regarding the Office of Management and Budget\u2019s supplemental funding request that was sent to Congress.\n\n\u201cYesterday, the Office of Management and Budget submitted a supplemental request to Congress to cover unanticipated funding needs related to operational costs from Operation Epic Fury and to help American farmers.\n\n\u201cI fully support President Trump\u2019s request to replenish our munitions stockpile and strengthen our military, as well as provide economic assistance to farmers impacted by disaster and unfair trade practices. I am disappointed, however, that the supplemental request did not include funds for Western North Carolina\u2019s significant ongoing recovery needs.\n\n\u201cNearly two years since Hurricane Helene ravaged our state, debris still clogs waterways. Roads, bridges, and dams require repair or replacement. Homeowners are paying mortgages on properties that were wiped away. Quite simply, the need continues to outweigh what the state and local communities can bear.\n\n\u201cFor that reason, I will vote against any supplemental appropriations package that does not include additional funding for Western North Carolina.\n\n\u201cSecretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin has empowered FEMA to more rapidly reimburse state & local governments for public assistance projects. I\u2019m pleased projects are now being approved on a regular basis\u2014something I called for more than a year ago. I\u2019m immensely grateful to my former Senate colleague, but FEMA is only one piece of the puzzle.\n\n\u201cThe Small Business Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, and Department of Housing and Urban Development play a major role in disaster recovery, and the disaster funding that Congress passed in December 2024 for those agencies has already been largely allocated.\n\n\u201cWestern North Carolina\u2019s water infrastructure remains particularly vulnerable. In places like Beech Mountain, residents face major uncertainty with their water system. Replacing it could take years and tens of millions of dollars they don\u2019t have.\n\n\u201cEvery time I\u2019m in WNC, people ask me to make sure that they\u2019re not forgotten. I\u2019d ask my colleagues in Washington and Raleigh to send them a clear message that we\u2019re with them by passing additional funding for disaster recovery,\u201d said Senator Budd.\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-26T06:29:35Z", "2026-06-26T06:31:46Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.budd.senate.gov/2026/06/25/budd-vows-to-oppose-supplemental-appropriations-unless-it-includes-helene-recovery-funding/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0094591416418552, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}