Following along in the wake of Republican governors thanking President Biden for Federal assistance with Hurricane Helene is Rep Chuck Edwards (R-NC) and a praiseworthy press release, from which I extract the following (and mess up the numbering, apologies):
- FEMA is NOT going to run out of money.
- FEMA officials have repeatedly affirmed that the agency has enough money for immediate response and recovery needs over the next few months.
- Secretary Mayorkas’ statement indicating otherwise was an irresponsible attempt to politicize a tragedy for personal gain.
- In the coming months, Western North Carolina is going to need more disaster relief funding than is currently available to assist with recovery efforts.
- I’m confident that supplemental disaster relief funding, which I am already involved in the process of creating, will be considered in the House once we return to session in mid-November.
There’s a lot of other good stuff. No, I do not know the story about any statement by Secretary Mayorkas, and how it’d be for personal gain. Frankly, the Republicans have tried to victimize the Secretary for his entire term, for no honest reason I can discern, and this may simply be another go at it.
But I could be wrong.
