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Stop spending! Use unspent billions to rebuild after Helene

Our country is suffering from record spending, debt, and budget deficits, which are driving inflation. That's why bond yields are soaring even as the Fed cuts interest rates. Despite record spending, there will not be enough money to rebuild communities destroyed by Hurricane Helen without passing additional disaster spending bills that push us further into […]

Locals help Helene victims, feds nowhere to be seen

Hurricane Helen was one of the most devastating natural disasters to hit land in American history, killing more than 100 people. Thousands of people are still missing. Houses are destroyed. And millions of people are without power. Just days after the disaster, President Joe Biden said the federal government was doing everything in its power […]

6 Tennessee Factory Workers Swept Away by Helene Flood After Managers Made Them Stay

Several employees at a plastics factory in Tennessee were swept away by severe flooding from Hurricane Helen, and survivors blamed company management for not letting workers home before water reached dangerous levels. On Friday, Robert Jarvis, who worked at the Impact Plastics plant in Irwin, told News 5 WCYB he asked to leave after the […]

‘A war zone’: The Robertsons get trapped by Hurricane Helene

Hurricane Helen has left Americans across the Southeast stranded without electricity, water or cell phone service, leaving many homeless and even losing their lives. The devastation was unimaginable, and the Robertson family witnessed it all firsthand. Al and Lisa Robertson were staying in Black Mountain and explained that the area received more than 20 inches […]

Biden, Harris finally head south to see deadly Helene damage

US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will visit North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia on Wednesday to assess the damage caused by Hurricane Helen in the southeastern United States, which killed at least 140 people. Biden will visit North Carolina and South Carolina, while Harris is scheduled to visit Georgia on Wednesday […]

Hurricane Helene renews calls for Congress to pass disaster funding

The widespread damage caused by Hurricane Helen is increasing pressure on lawmakers ahead of the looming year-end battle over disaster funding. Funding negotiators on both sides acknowledge the need for additional resources for disaster recovery, but it's already a bone of contention in spending negotiations and could continue as a divided Congress returns from recess. […]

Rescue mission delivering safe water system to remote areas hit by Hurricane Helene

A nonprofit that helps communities hit by natural disasters will head to remote parts of North Carolina this week to help residents access clean drinking water after Hurricane Helen hit parts of the state. are. South Carolina-based Water Mission has received permission from the state of North Carolina to provide mobile safe water treatment to […]