FEMA, Like Ukraine Is Merely Another Democrat Slush Fund.
Last month, the agency testified before Congress that it still has $4 billion in its Disaster Relief Fund, then claimed that Hurricane Helene wiped through the budget. The agency has been begging Congress to approve additional funding, but a new report found that FEMA has at least $8.3 billion in unused funds.
Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General issued a report that reveals FEMA still has billions in unused aid. “As of October 2022, FEMA estimated that 847 disaster declarations with approximately $73 billion in unliquidated funds remained open,” the report noted. OpenTheBooks, a nonpartisan watchdog of government spending, claims that “all the money is just sitting there.” stated that FEMA is freezing “unliquidated obligations” at a time when it could easily reappoint those funds for immediate disaster relief.
Last month, the agency testified before Congress that it still has $4 billion in its Disaster Relief Fund, then claimed that Hurricane Helene wiped through the budget. The agency has been begging Congress to approve additional funding, but a new report found that FEMA has at least $8.3 billion in unused funds.
Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General issued a report that reveals FEMA still has billions in unused aid. “As of October 2022, FEMA estimated that 847 disaster declarations with approximately $73 billion in unliquidated funds remained open,” the report noted. OpenTheBooks, a nonpartisan watchdog of government spending, claims that “all the money is just sitting there.” stated that FEMA is freezing “unliquidated obligations” at a time when it could easily reappoint those funds for immediate disaster relief.
FEMA, Like Ukraine Is Merely Another Democrat Slush Fund.
Last month, the agency testified before Congress that it still has $4 billion in its Disaster Relief Fund, then claimed that Hurricane Helene wiped through the budget. The agency has been begging Congress to approve additional funding, but a new report found that FEMA has at least $8.3 billion in unused funds.
Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General issued a report that reveals FEMA still has billions in unused aid. “As of October 2022, FEMA estimated that 847 disaster declarations with approximately $73 billion in unliquidated funds remained open,” the report noted. OpenTheBooks, a nonpartisan watchdog of government spending, claims that “all the money is just sitting there.” stated that FEMA is freezing “unliquidated obligations” at a time when it could easily reappoint those funds for immediate disaster relief.
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