Hurricane Helene

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...r&cvid=023329900dd94435c39298aa9dab8edd&ei=14

"The $640 million earmarked for migrant humanitarian services during the 2024 fiscal year was approved by Congress for FEMA’s Shelter and Services Program, a wholly separate and unrelated initiative to the agency’s Disaster Relief Program.

"The Shelter and Services Program (SSP) is a completely separate, appropriated grant program that was authorized and funded by Congress and is not associated in any way with FEMA's disaster-related authorities or funding streams,” a Homeland Security spokesperson told Newsweek, calling the Republican claims “completely false.”

The funds allocated to handle asylum seekers also constitutes approximately 2 percent of FEMA’s annual budget, which is typically measured in the billions. Its 2023 total gross budget authority was just under $30 billion. For this financial year, which began Oct. 1, the agency requested $33.1 billion, according to Newsweek.

What’s more, it has been Republicans who have repeatedly voted in Congress to cut FEMA funding—and the Republican-led House currently controls FEMA’s spending and budget. Just last week, the Hill’s “most conservative fiscal hawks” forced congressional leaders to strip a bipartisan continuing resolution to keep the government open of almost all supplemental funding, including disaster funds for FEMA, according to Politico’s E&E News.

One of those hawks was Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), who voted against the resolution just days before Hurricane Helene made landfall in his state on Thursday night. The storm has since wreaked havoc across the Southeast and claimed more than 160 lives, with the death toll expected to rise.

“I would have thought that if you were going to do something, disaster funding would've been one of the starting points,” Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV), chair of the House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, told the outlet, saying he’d been caught unawares by the modification. “I have no idea how they got to that.”

The continuing resolution did contain an additional $20 billion earmarked for the agency, and the bill allows FEMA to draw on the funds more quickly as needed, according to the Associated Press. But Mayorkas said that while the agency had enough to meet its immediate needs, its ability to fund itself in the future is in doubt.

“We are meeting the immediate needs with the money that we have. We are expecting another hurricane hitting,” he said. “FEMA does not have the funds to make it through the season.”

Hurricane season runs until the end of November. Disaster recovery from Helene alone could cost the government up to $34 billion, according to early estimates by experts."
 
JohnnyGtar said:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...r&cvid=023329900dd94435c39298aa9dab8edd&ei=14

"The $640 million earmarked for migrant humanitarian services during the 2024 fiscal year was approved by Congress for FEMA’s Shelter and Services Program, a wholly separate and unrelated initiative to the agency’s Disaster Relief Program.

"The Shelter and Services Program (SSP) is a completely separate, appropriated grant program that was authorized and funded by Congress and is not associated in any way with FEMA's disaster-related authorities or funding streams,” a Homeland Security spokesperson told Newsweek, calling the Republican claims “completely false.”

The funds allocated to handle asylum seekers also constitutes approximately 2 percent of FEMA’s annual budget, which is typically measured in the billions. Its 2023 total gross budget authority was just under $30 billion. For this financial year, which began Oct. 1, the agency requested $33.1 billion, according to Newsweek.

What’s more, it has been Republicans who have repeatedly voted in Congress to cut FEMA funding—and the Republican-led House currently controls FEMA’s spending and budget. Just last week, the Hill’s “most conservative fiscal hawks” forced congressional leaders to strip a bipartisan continuing resolution to keep the government open of almost all supplemental funding, including disaster funds for FEMA, according to Politico’s E&E News.

One of those hawks was Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), who voted against the resolution just days before Hurricane Helene made landfall in his state on Thursday night. The storm has since wreaked havoc across the Southeast and claimed more than 160 lives, with the death toll expected to rise.

“I would have thought that if you were going to do something, disaster funding would've been one of the starting points,” Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV), chair of the House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, told the outlet, saying he’d been caught unawares by the modification. “I have no idea how they got to that.”

The continuing resolution did contain an additional $20 billion earmarked for the agency, and the bill allows FEMA to draw on the funds more quickly as needed, according to the Associated Press. But Mayorkas said that while the agency had enough to meet its immediate needs, its ability to fund itself in the future is in doubt.

“We are meeting the immediate needs with the money that we have. We are expecting another hurricane hitting,” he said. “FEMA does not have the funds to make it through the season.”

Hurricane season runs until the end of November. Disaster recovery from Helene alone could cost the government up to $34 billion, according to early estimates by experts."
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Who gives a shit what it cost or who said what, stupid.

There are people going through hell up there and you want to make excuses, fuck you.
 
Geo said:
Who gives a shit what it cost or who said what, stupid.

There are people going through hell up there and you want to make excuses, fuck you.
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Did I post too many words for your addled brain to handle, Geo? People are suffering? No shit Sherlock.
 
during hurricanes here, they often issue a mandatory evacuation. so far they haven't gone door to door but that wouldn't surprise me if it happens in the future.

in addition, the government often declares a curfew to reduce looting of evacuated homes. you can guess how well that works, as criminals ignore it and average business / home owners are the ones arrested should they be outside preparing their homes or businesses.

I evacuated once; I won't evacuate again unless a Cat 4+ is coming direct / near direct at us.

unlike NC mountains, we don't have rich mineral resource deposits here.
 
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