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Tillis & Burr Visit Camp Lejeune to Tour Hurricane Florence Damage
Press Release:
WASHINGTON, D.C. Last week, Senators Thom Tillis and Richard Burr visited Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River to tour storm damage caused by Hurricane Florence. Joining the Senators for the visit was Senator John Boozman (R-AR), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction.
The visit to Camp Lejeune follows Senators Tillis and Burr securing over $1 billion in funds that will go to North Carolina's military installations to recover from Hurricane Florence. The funds were included in the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act passed out of the Senate Armed Services Committee. This includes $936 billion towards Camp Lejeune, $340 million towards facilities sustainment, restoration and maintenance, $64.6 Million towards MCAS Cherry Point, and $11.32 million towards MCAS New River. Read more HERE.
United States Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Richard Burr (R-NC) were joined by Senator John Boozman (R-AR) on Friday for a tour of damages caused by Hurricane Florence on Camp Lejeune.
The three senators stopped by a damaged hangar at New River Air Station, Atlantic Marine Corps Community housing in various states of repair and the barracks in the Hadnot Point area. The goal was for Senator Boozman, who chairs the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, to see the need for his committee's funds.
"I appreciate Senator Tillis and Senator Burr asking me to come and look at this first hand," Boozman said. "I'm committed to providing the funding that we need."
Boozman said he and his staff had the opportunity to see conventional housing, the restoration that occurred after the floods and some of the buildings still in need of repairs.
"The immediate need is just getting the housing up and running," Boozman said. "The name of the game is making the (Marines) happy."
The tour comes on the heels of two Senate actions that will channel money towards national defense needs.
Tillis was one of the supporters of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, according to a press release from the Senator's office, which passed Wednesday in the Senate Armed Services Committee 25-2 and which supports $750 billion in funding national defense for that year.
Tillis, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said the bipartisan legislation will ensure Camp Lejeune will receive more than $1 billion for recovery from Hurricane Florence. That legislation will now move to the Senate to be marked up sometime in June, according to Tillis.
On Thursday, the Associated Press reported the Senate passed a $19.1 billion disaster relief bill.
According to Brigadier Gen. Vincent Coglianese, about $400,000 of that will go to fixing roofs and other repairs of immediate concern to Camp Lejeune.
"We'll be out of money pretty soon if we (don't) get that money," Coglianese, who joined the senators on their tour to help articulate the needs of hurricane-affected Marine Corps installations, said.
The reality, according to Tillis, is there are disasters all over the United States that need to be addressed. Purist ideologies need to be set aside, he said, to get funding to people who need it - especially when some of those people are displaced Marines.
"This is not the time to play politics or play perfect," Tillis said.
The bill after the storm for Camp Lejeune, The Daily News reported, totaled $3.6 billion.
"You don't need it all at once. You can't spend it all at once," Tillis said of Camp Lejeune's needs.
For now, both Tillis and Boozman said they are working on getting the money to Camp Lejeune in increments.
Senator Burr left during the tour, but in a message to The Daily News said he hoped the House will pass the relief package soon and he is committed to making sure North Carolina has the federal resources it needs to rebuild.
"It is unacceptable that Camp Lejeune and other North Carolina military bases are still waiting on the disaster relief we first requested last fall," Burr said in the message.
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) - Eight months after Hurricane Florence, Camp Lejeune is still working to rebuild.
The base still needs about $4 billion much of it linked to a Disaster Relief bill.
On Friday, Senator Thom Tillis toured the damage at the base.
Senator Tillis got to tour some of the barracks and admin buildings here at Camp Lejeune that are still damaged because of Hurricane Florence.
He was here with N.C. Senator Richard Burr and Senator Boozman from Arkansas.
9 On Your Side's Dillon Huffman was told there are around 130 buildings on the base that need to be replaced.
What they're going to do with that money, they'll hopefully be getting soon, is tearing down those 130 buildings because they're either condemned or just too old to update, a lot of them are 70 years old.
They'll build 43 new buildings, a bridge, and two railroad trestles.
Camp Lejeune officials said that's what they need to operate correctly.
But a lot of it depends on the house passing the Disaster Relief bill.
The Senate passed it on Thursday.
"This is when we need to set politics aside and get relief to men and women who need it especially men and women in the Marines and their families, some are still displaced," said Tillis. "This isn't the time to play politics or play perfectly."
The Commanding General said the reason they were able to get a lot of work already done here is that they shifted around some money that they already had within the Marines.
When they finally get the almost $4 billion, some of that will have to be shifted back to the other bases.
Camp Lejeune officials say $3.6 million is needed overall to cover the costs of military construction and repairs to damaged buildings plus other expenses from Hurricane Florence.
On Thursday night, Congress approved $400 million in appropriations for the base. That money will last until August. On Friday, Sen. Thom Tillis and Arkansas Sen. John Boozman surveyed the damage aboard Camp Lejeune to ensure that appropriations continue to come on schedule.
A total of 137 buildings on base need to be demolished and 43 purpose-built buildings will also be constructed. Officials say the repairs will reduce the base's overall building footprint and that means less energy will be used. Tillis said it's about helping those who defend our country.
"Get relief to people who need it, particularly when you're talking about men and women in the Marines and their families that are down here," Tillis said. "Some of them are still displaced. This is not the time to play politics or play perfect."
The base estimates that all demolition and construction will take roughly 3-4 years. Camp Lejeune officials hope to receive an additional $400 million in August to continue their efforts in fixing damages caused by the hurricane.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. Last week, Senators Thom Tillis and Richard Burr visited Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River to tour storm damage caused by Hurricane Florence. Joining the Senators for the visit was Senator John Boozman (R-AR), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction.
The visit to Camp Lejeune follows Senators Tillis and Burr securing over $1 billion in funds that will go to North Carolina's military installations to recover from Hurricane Florence. The funds were included in the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act passed out of the Senate Armed Services Committee. This includes $936 billion towards Camp Lejeune, $340 million towards facilities sustainment, restoration and maintenance, $64.6 Million towards MCAS Cherry Point, and $11.32 million towards MCAS New River. Read more HERE.
Jacksonville Daily News:
United States Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Richard Burr (R-NC) were joined by Senator John Boozman (R-AR) on Friday for a tour of damages caused by Hurricane Florence on Camp Lejeune.
The three senators stopped by a damaged hangar at New River Air Station, Atlantic Marine Corps Community housing in various states of repair and the barracks in the Hadnot Point area. The goal was for Senator Boozman, who chairs the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, to see the need for his committee's funds.
"I appreciate Senator Tillis and Senator Burr asking me to come and look at this first hand," Boozman said. "I'm committed to providing the funding that we need."
Boozman said he and his staff had the opportunity to see conventional housing, the restoration that occurred after the floods and some of the buildings still in need of repairs.
"The immediate need is just getting the housing up and running," Boozman said. "The name of the game is making the (Marines) happy."
The tour comes on the heels of two Senate actions that will channel money towards national defense needs.
Tillis was one of the supporters of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, according to a press release from the Senator's office, which passed Wednesday in the Senate Armed Services Committee 25-2 and which supports $750 billion in funding national defense for that year.
Tillis, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said the bipartisan legislation will ensure Camp Lejeune will receive more than $1 billion for recovery from Hurricane Florence. That legislation will now move to the Senate to be marked up sometime in June, according to Tillis.
On Thursday, the Associated Press reported the Senate passed a $19.1 billion disaster relief bill.
According to Brigadier Gen. Vincent Coglianese, about $400,000 of that will go to fixing roofs and other repairs of immediate concern to Camp Lejeune.
"We'll be out of money pretty soon if we (don't) get that money," Coglianese, who joined the senators on their tour to help articulate the needs of hurricane-affected Marine Corps installations, said.
The reality, according to Tillis, is there are disasters all over the United States that need to be addressed. Purist ideologies need to be set aside, he said, to get funding to people who need it - especially when some of those people are displaced Marines.
"This is not the time to play politics or play perfect," Tillis said.
The bill after the storm for Camp Lejeune, The Daily News reported, totaled $3.6 billion.
"You don't need it all at once. You can't spend it all at once," Tillis said of Camp Lejeune's needs.
For now, both Tillis and Boozman said they are working on getting the money to Camp Lejeune in increments.
Senator Burr left during the tour, but in a message to The Daily News said he hoped the House will pass the relief package soon and he is committed to making sure North Carolina has the federal resources it needs to rebuild.
"It is unacceptable that Camp Lejeune and other North Carolina military bases are still waiting on the disaster relief we first requested last fall," Burr said in the message.
WNCT:
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) - Eight months after Hurricane Florence, Camp Lejeune is still working to rebuild.
The base still needs about $4 billion much of it linked to a Disaster Relief bill.
On Friday, Senator Thom Tillis toured the damage at the base.
Senator Tillis got to tour some of the barracks and admin buildings here at Camp Lejeune that are still damaged because of Hurricane Florence.
He was here with N.C. Senator Richard Burr and Senator Boozman from Arkansas.
9 On Your Side's Dillon Huffman was told there are around 130 buildings on the base that need to be replaced.
What they're going to do with that money, they'll hopefully be getting soon, is tearing down those 130 buildings because they're either condemned or just too old to update, a lot of them are 70 years old.
They'll build 43 new buildings, a bridge, and two railroad trestles.
Camp Lejeune officials said that's what they need to operate correctly.
But a lot of it depends on the house passing the Disaster Relief bill.
The Senate passed it on Thursday.
"This is when we need to set politics aside and get relief to men and women who need it especially men and women in the Marines and their families, some are still displaced," said Tillis. "This isn't the time to play politics or play perfectly."
The Commanding General said the reason they were able to get a lot of work already done here is that they shifted around some money that they already had within the Marines.
When they finally get the almost $4 billion, some of that will have to be shifted back to the other bases.
WCTI:
Camp Lejeune officials say $3.6 million is needed overall to cover the costs of military construction and repairs to damaged buildings plus other expenses from Hurricane Florence.
On Thursday night, Congress approved $400 million in appropriations for the base. That money will last until August. On Friday, Sen. Thom Tillis and Arkansas Sen. John Boozman surveyed the damage aboard Camp Lejeune to ensure that appropriations continue to come on schedule.
A total of 137 buildings on base need to be demolished and 43 purpose-built buildings will also be constructed. Officials say the repairs will reduce the base's overall building footprint and that means less energy will be used. Tillis said it's about helping those who defend our country.
"Get relief to people who need it, particularly when you're talking about men and women in the Marines and their families that are down here," Tillis said. "Some of them are still displaced. This is not the time to play politics or play perfect."
The base estimates that all demolition and construction will take roughly 3-4 years. Camp Lejeune officials hope to receive an additional $400 million in August to continue their efforts in fixing damages caused by the hurricane.
WWAY:
- Contact: Daniel Keylin
- daniel_keylin@tillis.senate.gov
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