WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement regarding passage of the president’s supplemental funding request:

“The Senate has been committed to doing its part to support the ongoing hurricane relief efforts, and today we are sending the administration’s most recent supplemental funding request to the president for his signature. These resources will ensure that FEMA and other agencies have the ability to continue their crucial support to help those impacted by devastating storms and natural disasters that have affected many different parts of our country.

“The administration will continue to actively review hurricane relief and recovery needs and as it does we can expect the transmission of additional supplemental requests for our consideration in the near future. The victims of these hurricanes continue to count on our support, and I look forward to the Senate continuing to do its part to help.”