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Where is FEMA? They are not in NC or 4 other states hard hit by Helene.

Integrityrespec said:
FEMA says it doesn't have money to offer services or relief to Helenne victims.
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www.fema.gov

Hurricane Rumor Response

Help keep yourself, your family and your community safe after Hurricane Helene by being aware of rumors and scams and sharing official information from trusted sources.
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Integrityrespec said:
FEMA says it doesn't have money to offer services or relief to Helenne victims.
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Why post such ridiculous lies that are quickly and easily shown to be lies?

www.fema.gov

Response and Recovery Efforts Underway Across Multiple States Affected by Hurricane Helene

First responders across local and state governments, the private sector, nonprofits, faith-based organizations and the federal family continue working to address the immediate needs of survivors and their communities.
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Integrityrespec said:
FEMA says it doesn't have money to offer services or relief to Helenne victims.
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Oh bullshit. Stop reading your hair on fire newsfeed. Please.


www.fema.gov

Biden-Harris Administration Provides More Than $20 Million to Hurricane Helene Survivors, Ongoing Search and Rescue Operations Continue in North Carolina

As search and rescue, power restoration and communication capabilities remain top priorities throughout the Southeast, FEMA has already helped thousands of Hurricane Helene survivors jumpstart their recoveries with more than $20 million in flexible, upfront funding.
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Integrityrespec said:
FEMA says it doesn't have money to offer services or relief to Helenne victims.
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Is this what you meant to post?

Mayorkas said FEMA may run out of money later this year. As of now, additional funding can't be appropriated because Congress is on break.

apnews.com

Mayorkas warns FEMA doesn't have enough funding to last through hurricane season

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says the agency tasked with helping communities recover from Hurricane Helene and other natural disasters does not have enough money to make it through the hurricane season.
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Integrityrespec said:
FEMA says it doesn't have money to offer services or relief to Helenne victims.
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Trump's ignorant efforts in 2017 ...

"The administration is proposing to eliminate all funding for floodplain mapping. FEMA is responsible for mapping areas of the country at the highest risk of flooding. These maps are used by all communities to make day-to-day decisions on where to allow development. They also inform the design and location of public and private buildings and infrastructure. The Trump administration justifies this proposal by stating that the maps only benefit the five million people who buy flood insurance, but the fact is that all cities, towns, and states use these maps for many different purposes. With climate change raising sea levels and increasing flooding, this tool is needed more than ever to guide development away from areas that are prone to flooding now and in the future."

www.nrdc.org

FEMA Disaster Programs at Risk of Major Cuts by Trump

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is facing reductions in funding for its most critical programs. These include reductions of several disaster response and preparedness programs and a complete elimination of funding for floodplain mapping. Taken together, the cuts would...
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Integrityrespec said:
FEMA says it doesn't have money to offer services or relief to Helenne victims.
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You are telling a big fat lie but just an FYI about funding:

Republicans Left Washington Without Funding FEMA Before Helene Hit​


Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) warned Republicans for weeks about the dangers of leaving Washington without replenishing FEMA funding, but Republicans didn’t listen and it could delay aid for Helene victims.

Rep. Moskowitz said in a statement:
I stand ready to return to Washington to immediately ensure FEMA has the resources to help the communities devastated by Hurricane Helene. Thank you to President Biden for sending all available resources to the impacted states. Congress should have been proactive on this issue. As the only former emergency management director in Congress, I have been sounding the alarm for months that this would be a problem if we just left for recess without properly funding FEMA during the height of hurricane season. Congress must show that it can still deliver for the American people in their hour of greatest need. So, let’s get back to work and pass a bipartisan, long-term solution with no poison pills or politicking involved.
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Moskowitz has been trying to get FEMA’s disaster relief fund replenished for nearly two years, “Moskowitz introduced bills to replenish FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund in June 2023 and 2024. FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund is facing a nearly $2 billion deficit at the end of September. FEMA has been in immediate needs mode for weeks, resulting in stalled payments for past disasters and delays in future disaster planning measures.”

House Republicans didn’t replenish the FEMA disaster relief fund and now innocent people in North Carolina and Georgia could end up suffering. Trump and his party are trying to blame Biden and Harris, but real culprits are Mike Johnson, House Republicans, and Donald Trump.

Sorry @Integrityrespec but you're basically an angry keyboard commando that just parrots whatever you are told by Fox/NewsMax/OAN/Real America's Voice and you consistently fail to research any of the propaganda that you spew.
 
Integrityrespec said:
FEMA says it doesn't have money to offer services or relief to Helenne victims.
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Overall, FEMA and other agencies have more than 1,200 personnel in North Carolina with more resources and staff arriving daily.
According to the White House, troops and other skilled federal personnel joined with ongoing search-and-rescue operations by land, water and air in western North Carolina.
The U.S. Coast Guard has saved nine lives, and personnel and assets from the Department of Interior National Park Service are on hand to help with land-based search and rescue operations. Civil Air Patrol is providing aerial imaging support.
The Department of Defense has sent in light and medium rotary air assets and general-purpose troops, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has a structural specialist providing support.
FEMA is also sending mortuary search teams and canines to help find victims.
In total, 18 federal teams joined teams from other states who, together, have rescued hundreds and evacuated thousands more.
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Checkerboard Strangler said:
You are telling a big fat lie but just an FYI about funding:

Republicans Left Washington Without Funding FEMA Before Helene Hit​


Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) warned Republicans for weeks about the dangers of leaving Washington without replenishing FEMA funding, but Republicans didn’t listen and it could delay aid for Helene victims.

Rep. Moskowitz said in a statement:


Moskowitz has been trying to get FEMA’s disaster relief fund replenished for nearly two years, “Moskowitz introduced bills to replenish FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund in June 2023 and 2024. FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund is facing a nearly $2 billion deficit at the end of September. FEMA has been in immediate needs mode for weeks, resulting in stalled payments for past disasters and delays in future disaster planning measures.”

House Republicans didn’t replenish the FEMA disaster relief fund and now innocent people in North Carolina and Georgia could end up suffering. Trump and his party are trying to blame Biden and Harris, but real culprits are Mike Johnson, House Republicans, and Donald Trump.

Sorry @Integrityrespec but you're basically an angry keyboard commando that just parrots whatever you are told by Fox/NewsMax/OAN/Real America's Voice and you consistently fail to research any of the propaganda that you spew.
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Unfortunately, because of social and digital media and the way fractured information-sphere, bullshit competes with, and often beats, real news.
 
Integrityrespec said:
FEMA says it doesn't have money to offer services or relief to Helenne victims.
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That is horribly incorrect. Now, for the knee-jerk response types who can't be bothered with the details, they probably read about Mayorkas stating funding is going to be an issue for the remainder of the hurricane season, but not for this particular response. A part of this is because some of the funding has gone to housing for migrants, but this just comes down to allocating more funding versus there being an actual crisis right now.

What the OP is referring to.
 
Kblaster49 said:
Is this what you meant to post?

Mayorkas said FEMA may run out of money later this year. As of now, additional funding can't be appropriated because Congress is on break.

apnews.com

Mayorkas warns FEMA doesn't have enough funding to last through hurricane season

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says the agency tasked with helping communities recover from Hurricane Helene and other natural disasters does not have enough money to make it through the hurricane season.
apnews.com apnews.com
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Something that really needs to be addressed, but, given the MAGA House, has little likelihood of being taken care of.

Republicans simply do not want to govern.
 
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