The Federal Emergency Management Agency is relying on its Disaster Relief Fund to keep aid flowing during the government shutdown. But already delayed payments and a depleted fund could lead to complications, lawmakers said.
North Carolina is at the center of this issue; hundreds of thousands applied for assistance after Hurricane Helene brought devastating floods to the state last year.
“The funding that people need to not only operate their businesses but their homes, to rebuild those kinds of things, all of that will more than likely be delayed,” Democratic Rep. Alma Adams told reporters Wednesday.