Joe Biden wants more FEMA funding after Florida, Maui disasters | USA TODAY

President Joe Biden visited FEMA headquarters to thank them for their efforts as well as request funding from Congress.

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Hurricane Idalia and other recent natural disasters have drained the federal government's relief funds faster than expected, the Biden administration said Friday in a request to Congress for more emergency money.

Three weeks after asking lawmakers to approve an additional $12 billion, the White House budget office said it now needs $16 billion.

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