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On 2024-10-06 05:13, pothead wrote:
> On 2024-10-06, Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
>> On 2024-10-05 07:03, NoBody wrote:
>>> On Fri, 4 Oct 2024 17:34:12 -0700, 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.
>>>
>>> Ok.  If you're going to rely on this as your claim of fact, please
>>> provide:
>>>
>>> The amount allocated to illegals via FEMA
>>> The amount dedicated to natural disaster relief via FEMA.  Ensure you
>>> include previous years amounts.
>>>
>>> Failure to provide this data is your admission you are lying.
>>
>> And you will, of course, provide proof of your claim that FEMA has
>> diverted funds it COULD have spent on disaster relief to illegal aliens.
> 
> I've posted the think twice already.
> Here it is for the third time.
> 
> <https://search.usa.gov/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&affiliate=fema&query=budget+2024&
> commit=Search+FEMA.gov>

That is a search that returns 193 documents.

If--as you implicitly claim--you know that something that supports your 
claims "in there"...

...then why not just show it?

> 
> And why are we spending money on illegal migrants who are in effect getting far
> more than our own citizens who are suffering through a disaster?

You have yet to prove that your government is doing that.

> 
> Just in NYC alone it cost almost $400 per day to take care of an illegal
> migrant.
> 
> <https://www.fox5ny.com/news/nyc-cost-per-single-migrant>

You don't do your case any help by being unable to READ:

'It now costs $388 per day for NYC to house and care for a single 
migrant HOUSEHOLD, according to Social Services Commissioner Molly Wasow 
Park in a City Council hearing Monday.'

> 
> And people in the disaster area's get a $750 check.
> That's an insult.

And that's another lie.

They're getting $750 for IMMEDIATE needs.

That is not the only money that is being spent.

> 
> You can split hairs all you like but people are dying and according to those
> with boots on the ground the government response is slow, inept and apparently
> lackluster as well.

"Apparently lackluster" according to what source?

> Proof that Biden/Harris don't give a shit about those people.

'“I missed him and called him right back and he just said ‘Hey, what do 
you need?’ And I told him, you know, we’ve got what we need, we’ll work 
through the federal process,” Kemp said of Biden. “He offered if there 
are other things we need just to call him directly, which I appreciate 
that.”'

'On Monday, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper (D), addressed the false 
claims affecting his state — where more than 100 people were killed by 
Helene — in a post on X.

“We need to work together to rebuild and recover from a catastrophic 
disaster like this one — and spreading false information to sow chaos 
hurts real people,” Cooper wrote. “Politicians, billionaires and 
grifters who peddle lies during a time of crisis should be held 
accountable.” '