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On 2024-10-04 10:37, NoBody wrote:
> U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas' words have
> come back to haunt him as video from earlier this year touting the
> Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA’s) preparedness before
> Hurricane Helene exposed shortcomings in the organization.
> 
> Mayorkas this week warned that FEMA was running out of funds as
> hurricane season continued to slam the southeastern United States. The
> organization has enough funds to deal with the aftermath of Helene but
> would not have enough to "make it through the season."
> 
> This warning stands in stark contrast to previous comments Mayorkas
> made in the summer assuring that FEMA would be able to handle upcoming
> weather crises.
> 
> "FEMA is tremendously prepared," Mayorkas assured reporters in a video
> from July. "This is what we do, this is what they do, and the key here
> … is to also make sure the communities who are potentially impacted
> are prepared as well."
> 
> LAWMAKERS OUTRAGED OVER FEMA FUNDING CONCERNS
> 
> "And it’s not just hurricanes and wildfires – also extreme heat, which
> certainly some parts of the United States are experiencing," he added.
> Mayorkas stressed that FEMA has "exercised these muscles, regrettably,
> year after year" due to the "increasing frequency and gravity of
> weather events."
> 
> However, Mayorkas did argue that FEMA’s disaster relief fund remained
> in a precarious position and needed fresh funding from Congress ahead
> of an expected heavy hurricane season. In July, he anticipated running
> out by "mid-August."
> 
> Mayorkas stressed the need to be ready for the "consequences" of
> increasingly severe weather events as climate change continues to
> exacerbate disasters such as hurricanes and wildfires.
> 
> https://www.foxnews.com/us/mayorkas-claim-fema-tremendously-prepared-comes-haunt-him-helene-aftermath
> 
> Perhaps the money being spent on illegals should support the taxpayers
> first.

Perhaps you should read the words of that well-known left-wing source, 
Forbes:

'Trump FEMA Claim Debunked: Agency Not Running Out Of Money Because Of 
Migrants'

<https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/10/04/trump-fema-claim-debunked-agency-not-running-out-of-money-because-of-migrants/>

'FEMA says on its website that any claims that disaster funds were 
rerouted to border-related efforts are “false,” noting the Disaster 
Relief Fund is a dedicated fund for managing disasters and money meant 
for the fund “has not been diverted to other, non-disaster related efforts.”

Congress determines how much money goes to FEMA’s disaster fund, and the 
fund faces issues after lawmakers declined to allocate additional 
funding for FEMA’s efforts in the stopgap funding bill it passed last 
month, only extending FEMA’s existing funding level and allowing it to 
draw from $20 billion in funds more quickly.'

That line in there: "declined to allocate"?

That was a link to this:

'A pair of destructive hurricanes along the Gulf Coast, an explosion of 
wildfires across the West and urgent pleas from Democrats and the White 
House this month were not enough to persuade Congress to secure new 
funding for disaster victims.'

<https://www.eenews.net/articles/lawmakers-stunned-as-disaster-funds-left-out-of-stopgap-bill-2/>

So, bottom line:

FEMA has a budget provided by congress and has not used any money meant 
for disaster relief on immigrants of any kind.