“Never let a good crisis go to waste.” The phrase commonly credited to Winston Churchill, spoken in the waning days of World War II and said to have inspired Brits to persevere and seek opportunity amid misery, sacrifice, and loss, ironically became the motto of American progressives when Democratic politico and former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel uttered a similar statement. 

The most recent catastrophe, Hurricane Ian — the deadliest storm to strike the state of Florida since the 1935 “Labor Day” hurricane, with at least 132 lives lost and dozens still missing — was declared a national disaster by the federal government on September 29. 

To date, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and its federal partners have delivered more than $1.56 billion to Floridians impacted by Hurricane Ian through grants, disaster loans, and flood-insurance payments. Moreover, Congress is expected to pass a multi-billion-dollar recovery package to further assist those impacted by the storm.

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