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On 2024-10-05, Josh Rosenbluth <noway@nowhere.com> wrote:
> On 10/5/2024 7:32 AM, pothead wrote:
>> On 2024-10-05, NoBody 
<NoBody@nowhere.coalt.fan.rush-limbaugh,alt.politics.republicans,talk.politics.
guns,comp.os.linux.advocacy,alt.computer.workshop,m> 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.
>
> FFS. The Forbes article debunked that lie.

Immaterial.
FEMA is running out of money due to supporting illegal migrants.

<https://search.usa.gov/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&affiliate=fema&query=budget+2024&
commit=Search+FEMA.gov>

Why are we spending FEMA money to give illegal migrants freebies?

Ask Mayorkas:

<https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/fema-is-running-out-of-funding-dhs-secretary-
mayorkas-warns/ar-AA1rEYZZ>


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