Remember, we're talking about a $50 million debt right now. A $50 million deficit in a small county. $5.7 million of that, only 3 million of it was for debris removal. In fact, Yancey county has not even been approved for a 5 million dollar community disaster loan that the county began application process for in October of 2024 after the hurricane impact. The county was told just last week that FEMA should have an answer for them by June of this year. Good on you, Secretary Noem. (09:01–09:15)
CLAIM
Asserts that Yancey County's application for a $5 million community disaster loan has not been approved.
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