Nov. 20 (UPI) -- FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg were among those who testified Wednesday before the Senate Appropriations committee as the Biden administration seeks $100 billion in disaster relief funding.

Criswell told the committee, "FEMA did receive $20.2 billion in the continuing resolution, yet the DFR has been depleted to less than $5 billion as of today due to rising operational needs. The shortfall underscores an urgent reality. FEMA needs sufficient funding to handle the scale and intensity of today's disasters."

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