'Will not make it through': Georgia Republicans urge Trump to reconsider Helene aid denial

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Georgia – which was devastated by Cyclone Helene last autumn – is still banking on billions of dollars in federal funding to recover from the disaster. However, the Trump administration is reportedly blocking new applications for aid.

That Trump knocked back a request from Georgia's Republican Governor Brian Kemp to give cities more time to apply for disaster relief. This is despite the Peach State copping a massive blow from what the University of Georgia estimates to be about $5.5 billion in damage to its agriculture and forestry industries alone. Kemp's request was specifically for help with clearing debris and emergency protection measures.

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FEMA's decision to stick with the cut-off date was "wrong."

"I'm asking the Trump administration to change tack and make sure Georgia's local governments get the support they critically need," Ossoff said.

G'day, Georgia's communities are still going through a tough time and are copping some huge losses, with millions of dollars in clean-up costs piling up.

"At the moment, the future is uncertain for far too many farmers in Georgia, and without help, some of them won't be able to get through the current growing season," Burns and Harper said.

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in the Peach State's Republican primary, although he ultimately gave his endorsement in August.

as a "business decision."

“Fair dinkum, you mightn't like Donald Trump personally, but you'll like his policies heaps better than Kamala Harris,” Kemp said in October. “It's a business decision, mate. You're making a business decision.”

Kemp's business decision is hitting Georgians hard.

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