Republican Sens. Thom Tillis of North Carolina and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said Thursday they would oppose any government funding package that excludes disaster relief for victims of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, The Hill reported.
Their ultimatum came as President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance urged Congress to pass a lean stopgap funding bill paired with a measure to raise the debt ceiling. While Trump and Vance support disaster relief and aid for farmers, they called for a “clean” bill to address immediate government funding needs.
“We need disaster relief in the tens of billions of dollars,” Tillis said. “I don’t think $10 billion or $20 billion and a promise we’ll do something more in March is an acceptable solution.
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