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From Fox News: Homeland Security Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas confirmed on Thursday that FEMA “will need more funds” after responding to hurricanes Helene and Milton.
Mayorkas made the statement while answering questions from reporters at the White House press briefing on Thursday. He said FEMA has enough funds to address the “immediate needs” of people affected by both hurricanes, but urged Congress to move quickly.
“President Biden indicated that FEMA and the Department of Defense would have to get through their immediate needs in this recovery phase. I’m wondering, after your early assessments of damage from Hurricane Milton, coupled with the damage from Hurricane Helene, do you still believe that to be the case?” a reporter asked.
“Yes, I do,” Mayorkas responded. “We have the resources to respond to the immediate needs of individuals impacted by Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton, and the associated – it’s very important to remember – the tornadoes associated with the hurricane.”
“That being said, we will need additional funds, and we implore Congress when it returns to, in fact, fund FEMA as is needed,” he added.
An NBC reporter asked, “8 days into the fiscal year, the federal government has spent nearly half of the money Congress has allocated for disaster relief for the next 12 months. How concerning is that?”
Mayorkas claimed FEMA can meet the immediate needs, but insisted that Congress must act swiftly upon its return to D.C. to grant additional funding.
REPORTER: “8 days into the fiscal year, the federal government has spent nearly half of the money Congress has allocated for disaster relief for the next 12 months. How concerning is that?”
MAYORKAS: “Very concerning.” pic.twitter.com/rF4XjdsSLs
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) October 10, 2024
During the briefing, Mayoraks raged against “misinformation” and “hate speech” circulating online, and claimed that is hindering FEMA’s recovery efforts.
Watch below:
On reports that some FEMA officials are being threatened online amid misinformation on hurricane relief, DHS Sec. Mayorkas tells @MaryKBruce, “We’re seeing horrific hate speech of all types propagated on online platforms.”
“It has got to stop.” https://t.co/3RNxpGxYQ8 pic.twitter.com/T1ZSPo5XBF— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) October 10, 2024
Mayorkas made the same claim on Wednesday, alleging that ‘misinformation’ and ‘false information’ is demoralizing to FEMA workers.
Secretary Mayorkas just blamed ‘misinformation’ for FEMAs failures.
WOW. pic.twitter.com/OOfviQnlMx
— Dustin Grage (@GrageDustin) October 9, 2024
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