'Immediately reconvene': Scott urges Schumer to recall Senate amid Helene's devastation

Sen. Rick Scott is calling on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to 'immediately reconvene' the Senate to consider additional FEMA funding in the wake of Helene's devastation.

The interim spending bill approved last week to avoid a government shutdown "anticipated" the possibility of Hurricane Helene ravaging parts of the U.S. So that’s why lawmakers made sure that FEMA could spend down its current reserves more quickly to respond to immediate needs after the storm. Moreover, a senior House Republican source told Fox that "this is why it would have been a bad idea to shut down the government." Chad Pergram currently serves as a senior congressional correspondent for FOX News Channel (FNC). He joined the network in September 2007 and is based out of Washington, D.C.

But earlier today, ahead of Scott's statement, a senior congressional source familiar with the purse strings conceded that "it would not surprise me" if lawmakers were recalled to Washington to approve additional money to respond to immediate needs because the devastation has been so bad."