FEMA runs out of money for Helene while spending hundreds of millions on migrants | National | thecentersquare.com
By: Casey Harper (The Center Square)
Sad way to run a country
S E E D E D C O N T E N T
(The Center Square) - Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told reporters Wednesday that FEMA does not have enough funding to last the rest of the year even as it has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on migrants under the Biden administration and more hurricanes could be on the way.
DHS oversees FEMA, putting Mayorkas in charge of the emergency relief agency which has recently been focused on helping migrants settle in the U.S.
"We are meeting the immediate needs with the money that we have," Mayorkas told reporters. "We are expecting another hurricane hitting. FEMA does not have the funds to make it through the season."
The startling admission by Mayorkas comes as FEMA grapples with the widespread damage of Hurricane Helene, A Category 4 hurricane that ripped through the southeast costing billions of dollars, causing widespread infrastructure damage, food shortages, and more than 100 deaths. Many are still unaccounted for as well.
President Joe Biden said earlier this week he may call on Congress to pass more funding for FEMA.
In April of this year, FEMA announced $640 million in new funding, $300 million for "direct funding" to help immigrants settle in the U.S. while the other $340 million went to cities via grants for the same purpose.
"Last year, more than $780 million was awarded through SSP and the Emergency Food and Shelter Program - Humanitarian Awards, which went to organizations and cities across the country," FEMA said in its release.
While funding is allocated by Congress and money can be flexibly funneled through FEMA from other internal sources, Mayorkas' comments still show that FEMA's resources have been focused on migrants while it was left unprepared for this deadly hurricane season.
Illegal immigration has soared under the Biden-Harris administration with millions of migrants entering the U.S. and overwhelming the federal government's ability to process them, let alone catch the millions of illegal immigrants crossing the southern border.
At least 12 million illegal immigrants have entered the U.S. under the Biden-Harris administration, though many experts estimate the figure is actually much higher.
Hurricane season is expected to go through the end of November.
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Again, screw the citizens........................
Yep, a billion big ones spent on these newcomers.
Mayorkas Said There’s Not Enough Funds for Hurricane Season. Here’s Where the Money Went. (townhall.com)
It gets even worse. More massive screwups by the Biden team and government in general. Especially worthless Mayorkas.
State and Federal Governments Impeding Hurricane Relief – HotAir
But Ukraine got their money. Shitty leadership at the federal level.
But it was only $8 Billion - and then he said there was no money left for Helene.
It is the Citizens job to pay for the feral cats and do without so they can get more. That seems to be what Biden and Harris want
What are you doing without for the sake of refugees?
The benefit of my tax money spent on them.
The overcrowding they cause
Safety from the crimes and problems they cause
You misspelled illegals.
The diseases they carry, Weird that people got fired for not being vaccinated but feral cats were allowed to roam free.
The money my car insurance went up because of them getting wrecks and not having insurance
How much of your money have you donated and how many have you taken into your home......unvetted?
Sad but not surprising. Migrants are the Biden/Harris admin's priority.
America last, that’s the democrat way. Is anybody surprised by this? I’m not.
Those who dislike my using the term Feral Cats should note their fellow human beings from outside the border have used up money that should have gone to our fellow Citizens