Following the Senator’s September report finding the Trump Administration was shortchanging Georgians half a billion dollars in disaster relief aid, the Senator has now found the number INCREASED to $600 million

Senator Reverend Warnock: “After over a year of delays, the Trump admin has STILL not released $600 million+ in disaster funds to Georgia counties rebuilding from Hurricane Helene. There is NO excuse for this. I’m calling on the admin to release these funds immediately.”

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) released the following statement after new evidence emerged showing that the Trump Administration owes $600 million in Hurricane Helene recovery aid to Georgians. In September, the Senator released a report finding that nearly $500 million in promised federal funding for Hurricane Helene recovery efforts remained unpaid. The funding, part of a disaster recovery bill championed by Senator Warnock in 2024, is meant to reimburse local communities for funds spent on recovery. Despite bipartisan Congressional support for the immediate delivery of disaster recovery funds, the distribution of aid has been stifled by bureaucratic red tape and chaos in the Trump administration.

“After over a year of delays, the Trump admin has STILL not released $600 million+ in disaster funds to Georgia counties rebuilding from Hurricane Helene,” said Senator Reverend Warnock.“There is NO excuse for this. I’m calling on the admin to release these funds immediately.”

“I released a report exposing $500 million in delayed payments months ago. The bills are piling up and that number has only grown. They’re abandoning Georgians and crippling local economies,” Senator Warnock continued.

###