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Government Corruption
FEMA Is Out of Money After Helene. Spends it all on illegals
2024-10-03
[PJMedia] Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas admitted on Wednesday that "FEMA does not have the funds to make it through the season." One reason for that is that under Biden-Harris, FEMA spent $650 million this fiscal year providing services and housing to illegal aliens. And $364 million the year before that.

If you thought the Federal Emergency Management Agency was just in the business of providing relief to Americans of all creeds and colors when disaster strikes, let's just say that the Biden-Harris administration has broadened the agency's portfolio to include non-emergency aid to folks who aren't even supposed to be here.

Did I really put "you'll never guess where it went" in the headline? I should have given you more credit because I'm sure you totally guessed that one.
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Posted by:DarthVader

#14  FEMA has funds needed for 'immediate response and recovery,' despite Mayorkas' warning
Posted by: Skidmark   2024-10-03 23:48  

#13  

Posted by: Anomalous Sources   2024-10-03 23:27  

#12  If they overspent in the last fiscal, it would come out of this fiscal year’s budget, right?
Posted by: trailing wife   2024-10-03 22:47  

#11  Agreed.

So that money is just earmarked, not necessarily spent, unless it was electronically transferred at the turn of the clock, right?

But that turn of the clock happened after landfall.

So I have questions:
Like, what was that budget allocation which necessitated an immediate electronic transfer?

Where is the slush fund for such a weather event, including, oh I don't know, a winter storm? Spring Tornado Season 'in our direst Climate Change Emergency?'

Entire year's budget blown in 3 days?

Who are these people nominally placed in charge?
Posted by: swksvolFF   2024-10-03 20:57  

#10  See #2
Posted by: Frank G   2024-10-03 20:47  

#9  I came across the question:
"If the fiscal year begins October 1st, how is the account already depleted?"

Thoughts?
Posted by: swksvolFF   2024-10-03 20:13  

#8  
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2024-10-03 17:03  

#7  #3...just give one a little push to the right location.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2024-10-03 15:51  

#6  Bee isn't wrong.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2024-10-03 15:24  

#5  ARC - How Harris, Mayorkas and Biden bankrupted FEMA for ideology and are now killing (and insulting) Americans
Posted by: Besoeker   2024-10-03 14:18  

#4  Bee: North Carolina asks Ukraine for US money and the Taliban for US helicopters to assist in hurricane recovery.
Posted by: Gromble+Dribble4342   2024-10-03 14:02  

#3  If I was dictator, I would hang so many people that home prices in DC would drop.
Posted by: mossomo   2024-10-03 12:49  

#2  Note: The Federal Fiscal Year started this week, Oct 1st
Posted by: Frank G   2024-10-03 11:52  

#1  North Carolina reeling from devastating Helene as death toll climbs: 'Never seen anything quite like this'

"I hope that the government will come in with a large financial aid package to help"
Posted by: Skidmark   2024-10-03 11:28  

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