Biden/Harris' administration funding of FEMA is some of the highest funding FEMA has seen in ages. Enough so that the entire AFG model was reshaped to an extent. Microgrants went up to $75000, you can now potentially get more than one apparatus on grants, the 'average age of fleet' is now an 'average age of same-classed vehicles', etc.
If Harris wins, I have an opportunity to hopefully replace our two 20 year old half-failing engines with two brand new ones. If Trump wins we probably aren't going to have funding for anything at all past 2025, assuming they don't nuke AFG and FEMA almost immediately.
So FEMA was appropriated money for a shelter program?
That doesn't seem like it was redirected from anything. If I pay you for a hotdog and you give me a hotdog, then you haven't redirected funds. The fact that the next person bought a hamburger doesn't change the fact that I bought a hotdog.
Now if I bought a hotdog and instead of getting a hotdog, you used my money to buy someone else a hamburger, that's redirection.
FEMA is currently directed by Congress to sell disaster response and shelters. Congress has paid for both separately. FEMA can't unilaterally go, "I know you bought shelters, but I'm just going to use that money to sell disaster response because reasons." It's literally a reason why 45 got impeached.
All of that was pre Hurricane Helena monies, so how is it "redirected to" migrant issue from Helena relief?
Did you look at the dates on what you posted?
FEMA has multiple functions. One of them is the DRF for disaster response; this is funded first by whatever the legislators allot for the year. The other (amongst many others) is a grant system; one such grant, with money more surgically applied, is the SSP. The SSP is involved in aiding housing in joint efforts with state agencies (and charities) for legal migrants.
So technically funds are not âredirectedâ - they are going to exactly where they are allotted - most notably not from the DRF
Cool bro. Harris isnât in charge of FEMA. She is the Vice President. You just heard a sound bite on whatever hate filled propaganda you watch or listen to all day. You definitely didnât read it in an article. Disasters burn through budgets all the time. They always get funded. Maybe if Congress passed meaningful reform to our immigration system we wouldnât be in this situation. But what would you guys complain about then?
Did you read the article? The leadership of the House of Representatives needs to get serious about doing their job. The conservative lead House is piss poor and incompetent.
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u/synapt PA Volunteer Oct 04 '24
Biden/Harris' administration funding of FEMA is some of the highest funding FEMA has seen in ages. Enough so that the entire AFG model was reshaped to an extent. Microgrants went up to $75000, you can now potentially get more than one apparatus on grants, the 'average age of fleet' is now an 'average age of same-classed vehicles', etc.
If Harris wins, I have an opportunity to hopefully replace our two 20 year old half-failing engines with two brand new ones. If Trump wins we probably aren't going to have funding for anything at all past 2025, assuming they don't nuke AFG and FEMA almost immediately.