Sen. Thom Tillis on Wednesday detailed lingering effects from Hurricane Helene in North Carolina as “the media’s moved on.”
“I’ve seen these storms, and interestingly enough, the topology of the coastal plains, you pretty much know what you need to get fixed pretty soon and within two years you can probably get most of the infrastructure done; people recovering their lives, for decades, if ever,” the Republican from North Carolina said during Senate Appropriations Committee hearing about the Biden administration’s requests for more disaster funding in the wake of Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Milton, and other disasters.
“But that’s not what we have in North Carolina. We have several river basins that flooded entire towns,” Tillis continued. “Asheville just got drinkable water two days ago. The storm hit 54 days ago. And there are some communities that won't have it. I’ve got a community near the Virginia line that may be without power until March.
“The media’s moved on. But the damage — it is impossible to conceive, even with what I’m saying today, without being there. And I would invite any of you to come there and see it.”
