North Carolina Democratic Rep. Deborah Ross said Wednesday that her state received millions in disaster aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency the day after Sen. Thom Tillis publicly admonished the Homeland Security secretary for failing to release the funds.
Ross said during a House Judiciary Committee hearing with DHS Secretary Kristi Noem that her state had received the funds. An employee at the agency confirmed to NOTUS that the funding was approved for the state on Wednesday.
Ross criticized Noem for her policy requiring her personal approval of all FEMA expenses over $100,000, which the lawmaker said delayed disaster funds for her state.