FLAT ROCK, N.C. (WNCN) – Governor Josh Stein is asking for billions more dollars from the federal government for continued recovery efforts in western North Carolina nearly one year after Hurricane Helene.

“The next stage of recovery is going to require a new commitment from Congress and from the administration to not forget the people of western North Carolina,” The governor said at a press conference on Monday morning.

Stein is asking for $13.5 billion in additional federal funding for a few things.

He wants some of it to go toward housing assistance after roughly 74,000 homes were damaged or destroyed by the storm.

“These homeowners need a safe place to anchor their lives and remain in their community; they need help rebuilding their homes,” he said.

He wants some of the money to g

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