Bush Giving Relief to those Victimized by the Hurricanes

This may be the biggest breakthrough in the daily progress of this devastated city. Also on Friday, President Bush visited Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana, and the federal government said there are still many things to do. After returning to Washington, President Bush signed a $ 10.5 billion disaster relief bill. This amount includes $ 10 billion of supplementary funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and $ 500,000 of hurricane relief activities in the Pentagon. (Full Text) In the day, Bush called money "down payment" and said that it was only the beginning.

The relief program awaiting President's signature included $ 7.4 billion for direct support to the victims of Hurricane Harvey, $ 450 million for small business groups to support recovery of these businesses, And this year's total community development for all disasters includes $ 7.4 billion. This additional fund can be used for hurricane Ilma and other natural disasters.

Congress recently passed a $ 15 billion initial relief plan for the hurricane Harvey victims. This is just the beginning of the needs of the state of Texas and quick support is needed for the victims of the western Hurricane Ilma and Wildfire. Disaster relief activities in our community are extremely important, but it should also be a strict warning. Climate change

The labor shortage during disaster restoration is never more than ever. In 2005, the assistance of the Bush administration after Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita initially focused on the same factors as today's remedy program, namely subsidies for FEMA operations, temporary housing, food aid, flood insurance It was. But when the floods retreated from the Gulf, it was clear that reconstruction efforts were hindered by the lack of skilled labor. Hundreds of thousands of jobs were lost in the aftermath of the hurricane, but in reality some constructions in some areas increased. There are thousands of skilled construction work only in New Orleans, not residents who can satisfy these jobs before the flood.