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pothead <pothead@snakebite.com> wrote in
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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-l
>>>eft-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.


     Every accusation is a confession.........



Trump admin pulling millions from 
FEMA disaster relief to send to 
southern border
Aug. 27, 2019,

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/trump-admin-pulling-
millions-fema-disaster-relief-send-southern-border-n1046691