Ross: Florida Citrus to Benefit from Hurricane Relief Package
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Rep.
"It took a great deal of work, but we finally reached a deal that will help
On
"We were hit obviously through the eye by Hurricane Irma. My district has been one of the most abundant producers of citrus in the world for years. At least until this year... We provide 60 percent of the orange juice to
Full transcript of the interview, and details of the bill below:
Ross: "No. But then leadership did say, 'Now that doesn't mean we won't be ready by next week to provide it. But just as of Thursday or Wednesday, we were not ready to provide the supplemental relief.'
"Now, I don't know where the breakdown is, but I don't think there's any argument over the devastation that was sustained in both
Ross: "Our leadership knows that, they know what it takes, they've already done 3 supplemental relief bills, there's no reason they can't do this other one. It is on them as to whether we shut down the government or not. Not on us or on
Details of the bill are below:
H.R. 4667, the Emergency Disaster Aid Package, provides
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*Allows up to
Transportation,
*Community Development Block Grants Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR):
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*Increases oversight, accountability, and transparency of CDBG funds
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Labor, HHS, Education -
*Hurricane Education Recovery:
*Funding can be used for both public and private schools
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Agriculture -
*Crops:
*Emergency Watershed Protection:
*Emergency Conservation:
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Small Business Administration Disaster Loans -
*To assist small businesses and homeowners repair or replace real estate, personal property, machinery and equipment, and inventory and business assets.
Defense Facilities -
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Additional Provisions
*Seed cotton is made eligible for the farm safety net
*This is a budget-neutral solution that provides a measure of certainty to cotton farmers, including many who are still struggling to recover from the recent disasters, as they prepare for the upcoming crop year
*Eliminates the caps of crop insurance policies for livestock producers
*This will allow for the development of crop insurance policies for livestock producers, (including dairy farmers), ensuring that adequate risk management tools are available the next time disaster strikes
*Requires the Governor of
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*Treats Puerto Rico low-income communities as a qualified opportunity zone
*Disaster Recovery Reform Act - makes critical reforms to
*Ensures communities are more resilient to disasters and addresses wildfire prevention, building code enforcement, and eligibility for disaster assistance
*H.R. 4460 was passed by the
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