Two U.S. senators from North Carolina are calling for a military officials to oversee the Hurricane Helene response as areas continue to recover.
Two Republican senators are calling for the Biden administration to appoint a military leader to lead the recovery effort in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, as some lawmakers continue to criticize the federal government’s response to the storm.
In a joint statement, Republican Sens. Thom Tillis and Ted Budd, both of North Carolina, issued a joint statement Friday evening concerning the response operations.
« Our National Guard and local, state, and federal first responders on the ground have been working tirelessly to respond to this disaster with the resources they have », the statement reads. « Given the unprecedented extent of the devastation and complexity of search and rescue operations, it would be helpful to assign an active-duty military leader who has extensive experience with operations of this magnitude to lead moving forward.
