The short-term budgetary request to Congress includes $6.4 billion to help fund the processing and resettlement of Afghan refugees, at least $10 billion for recovery from Hurricane Ida and $14 billion for other natural disasters.
WASHINGTON — The White House is asking Congress for at least $30 billion to help fund the resettlement of tens of thousands of Afghans and to pay for the recovery fromThe short-term budgetary request to Congress, called a continuing resolution, includes $6.4 billion to help fund the processing and resettlement of, at least $10 billion for recovery from Hurricane Ida and $14 billion for other natural disasters, an administration official said on a call with reporters.
The funding for Afghans refugees would also go to support transportation costs between overseas processing sites and the United States, security screenings, humanitarian assistance, public health screenings and vaccinations. The administration official said Afghans "will receive similar benefits to refugees." After 12 months in the U.S., the Afghans will be eligible to apply to become LPRs — lawful permanent residents — and receive so-called “green cards.
President Joe Biden was in New York and New Jersey on Tuesday surveying the damage after traveling to Louisiana last week and linked the disasters to the growing effects of climate change. "These disasters aren't going to stop," Biden said. "They're only going to come with more frequency and ferocity and I said I'm working in Congress to pass two important pieces of legislation."
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