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On 2024-10-04 18:11, pothead wrote:
> On 2024-10-05, Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
>> On 2024-10-04 17:22, pothead wrote:
>>> On 2024-10-05, Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
>>>> On 2024-10-04 15:46, pothead wrote:
>>>>> On 2024-10-04, NoBody <NoBody@nowhere.com> 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.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have been saying this for a long time. This is just another section of
>>>>> Biden/Harris' "America Last Program".
>>>>> It could not be any clearer.
>>>>> The Democrats don't care about the American citizens but instead prefer to
>>>>> coddle the illegal migrants.
>>>>>
>>>>> And it is positively disgusting.
>>>> I know you have a problem understand nuance, but this isn't that.
>>>>
>>>> Congress sets the budget for FEMA and congress gave them the budget they
>>>> currently have.
>>>>
>>>> The Republicans have the majority in the House and it's basically a tie
>>>> in the Senate.	
>>>>
>>>> So if FEMA hasn't been given enough money to do their job, you know
>>>> where to look.
>>>
>>> Idiot.
>>>
>>> Illegal migrants receive among other things:
>>>
>>> 1. Free cellphones.
>>> 2. Room/board in 4 star hotels.
>>> 3. Debit cards.
>>> 4. Medical care.
>>> 5. Education.
>>>
>>> etc.
>>>
>>> People are better off being an illegal migrant to the USA than a legal citizen
>>> suffering due to a hurricane.
>>>
>>> All of that aid should be cutoff and the money used to help the citizens of the
>>> USA who are suffering right now.
>>>
>>> Get off your throne and realize that Biden/Harris favors the illegal migrants
>>> over the legal citizens and if you can't see this then you are an idiot.
>> What they get depends on money allocated...
>>
>> ...BY CONGRESS.
> 
> You keep missing the point.
> 
> <https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/10/04/https-www-breitbart-com-
> politics-2024-10-04-gov-kemp-praises-trump-for-keeping-national-focus-on-georgia
> -in-aftermath-of-hurricane-helene/>
> 
> ""DHS Chief Alejandro Mayorkas Says FEMA Out of Money; It Spent Wildly on
> Migrants"
Because FEMA can only spend funds as they have been allocated, doofus.

Congress allocated moneys for migrants.

And that bucket is separate from the money they allocated for disaster 
relief:

'There is no evidence that disaster relief funds were used on immigrants 
in the U.S. illegally. FEMA disaster money comes from dedicated funds 
that cannot be used for other purposes.'

<https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/false-claims-fema-disaster-funds-migrants-pushed-trump-rcna173955>

'Trump and his allies appear to be conflating two different funds. FEMA 
has dedicated disaster relief money that cannot be used for other 
purposes. Separately, it was tasked by Congress in 2022 to disseminate 
money from Customs and Border Protection to help communities that 
received influxes of migrants.'

Get the point yet?