President Joe Biden on Sept. 29 approved a major disaster declaration for Florida due to damage from Hurricane Ian.
The declaration allows the U.S. government to utilize federal funding for aid to Hillsborough County, which includes Tampa and nearby counties that were affected by the storm.
Hurricane Ian made landfall on Wednesday.
Nine counties in total are covered by the declaration.
Biden planned to visit the headquarters of the Federal Emergency Management Agency in Washington later Thursday. Biden spoke with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday morning.
“He offered support. I told them thanks for this,” DeSantis, a Republican, told a briefing in Tallahassee….