he will continue working with federal, state, and local officials to make sure funds reach affected communities.
Continue working with federal, state, and local officials to make sure FEMA recovery funds reach affected communities after Hurricane Helene.
Occurrences
said he would continue engaging officials to ensure more funds reach affected families.
Evidence
Budd said over $38 million in additional FEMA reimbursements are heading to Western North Carolina and that his work will continue to keep funds flowing back to the region.
Budd said he will continue his efforts to engage with local, state, and federal officials to make sure Helene funds continue to reach affected communities after FEMA approved more than $58.8 million in hazard mitigation grant funds.
Assessments
Budd promised to continue working with federal, state, and local officials to ensure FEMA Hurricane Helene recovery funds reached affected communities. The evidence shows same-term activity and concrete FEMA funding approvals, including over $38 million in reimbursements and more than $58.8 million in hazard mitigation funds, with Budd publicly tying these outcomes to continued coordination efforts. However, the promise is ongoing and process-oriented, and the evidence does not establish that the broader recovery funding need has been fully delivered or completed. This supports partial fulfillment with credit for continued effort, not full delivery.