New wave of calls for Congress to vote on disaster aid before election

There is a new wave of calls for Congress to return to Washington to respond to the growing costs of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Multiple members of Congress from hurricane-ravaged states have issued new calls for the U.S. House and Senate to respond to the depletion of funds from the U.S. Small Business Administration disaster loan fund. 

"It's unacceptable that Congress remains in recess while families and businesses across North Carolina and beyond are in urgent need of assistance," said Rep. Wally Nickel, a first-term Democrat from North Carolina.    

Nickel said, "In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, our communities are struggling to recover and our small businesses are desperate for support as they work to rebuild. Their recovery efforts are stalled without additional funding."