North Carolina Republicans are voicing frustration over how the state is still struggling to recover from two hurricanes that ravaged the region long before Hurricane Helene hit in September. The issues bubbled to the surface Monday during a legislative committee hearing about a budget shortfall in the state Office of Recovery and Resiliency.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Almost two months after Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc on western North Carolina , Republican lawmakers grilled officials Monday over how they handled two other hurricanes that hit the state several years ago.presented to legislators last month, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper included a request for more money to finish housing projects in eastern North Carolina still pending from Hurricane Matthew in 2016 and Hurricane Florence in 2018.
“We’ve given you every opportunity, we’ve given you every tool you asked for,” Republican Rep. Brenden Jones said during Monday’s subcommittee hearing in Raleigh. “I mean, if you were a business coming to my bank asking for money, I certainly wouldn’t loan you anything.
Without the necessary funding, Laura Hogshead, chief operating officer for Recovery and Resiliency, said pausing the projects is “an option on the table.”
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