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On 2024-10-05, NoBody <NoBody@nowhere.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 4 Oct 2024 11:41:39 -0700, Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
>
>>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.
>>
>
> We've had worse hurricanes seasons in the past yet never ran out of
> money.  Either establish that the budget has been cut or tell us where
> the money went.
>
> Oh and don't believe a damn thing FEMA says.

The money was already there.
The democrats raided it to pay for illegal migrant freebies.



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