“Mayorkas previously said that FEMA was “meeting the immediate needs with the money that we have,” adding that the agency did not have enough funding to support another hurricane this season.
“We have the immediate needs right now,” Mayorkas said earlier this week. “On a continuing resolution, we have funds, but that is not a stable source of supply, if you will.”
Funding for FEMA’s migrant services have been growing in recent years. Last year, just $363 million was allocated, but this year saw an increase of around $300 million. Over the past two years, more than $1 billion was spent on the migrant services under FEMA.
Alex Beene, financial literacy instructor for the University of Tennessee at Martin, said the “election year political posturing is overriding common sense.”
“This is not really an either/or scenario,” Beene told Newsweek. “The federal government can fund any amount they wish to help the victims of Hurricane Helene without having to stop or withdraw funding from other entities. Regardless of your personal views on FEMA’s other programs, the funding of those should in no way impact how much or little is allocated to helping those devastated by the recent flooding.”
Michael Ryan, finance expert and founder of michaelryanmoney.com, said the proposal by Mace sounds helpful, especially with the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on Americans’ minds. But it would not fix FEMA’s underlying funding challenges, he said.”
www.newsweek.com/fema-funding-change-under-new-republican-bill-1964218
Where is the FEMA money going? Illegal immigrants. The Republicans voted against the last bill because it was full of more funding for illegal aliens. Will Democrats support a new bill that actually helps Americans? Florida is getting hit with a hurricane this week.
h/t Penny1974