Wow. Bent steel I-beams in video of tornado damage in NW Indiana.
Good thing the Democrats aren't shutting down DHS/FEMA. Oh wait....
Replies to: Wow. Bent steel I-beams in video of tornado damage in NW Indiana.
With regularity you leave out very important elements of the story...aside from ICE being an agency
untethered by our Constitution and Laws under Donald Trump in spite of bipartisan outrage...severe cuts to FEMA began from the beginning of this administration...as the following summary illustrates...
Would be nice if the GOP Congress would grow a spine and think first about the emergency needs of citizens instead of propping up a wannabe autocrat.
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AI Overview
As of early 2026, reports indicate that while serving as DHS Secretary, Kristi Noem did not officially eliminate FEMA's budget but implemented a policy requiring her personal approval for all grants, contracts, or disaster awards over $100,000. This, along with reported staff cuts and restrictive measures during a budget impasse, created a significant backlog in disaster aid.
Key findings regarding this situation include:
Approval Policy: A 2025 directive mandated that all FEMA contracts and grants over $100,000 required the Secretary's personal sign-off, causing delays for hundreds of projects.
Backlog & Funding Delays: The policy resulted in a "long line of pending FEMA awards" and stalled billions of dollars in aid for disaster recovery.
Operational Constraints: Reports suggested that while in office, Noem sought to "reduce" the agency, which included reducing staff and restricting travel for FEMA employees. [except for Ms. Noem and her $70M luxury jet...my edit]
Contentious Response: Supporters argued these actions were necessary to address budget constraints and ensure efficient use of funds, while critics claimed they dismantled FEMA's effectiveness.
Reports in early 2026, around the time of her departure, described this period as having the "largest FEMA backlog in history" and "holding up" billions in disaster aid.
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I state facts. Your role is to add irrelevant info to give impression Democrats are perfect & good..
...even when they are doing something that causes the nation and its people harm so that Dems can oppose Trump no matter what.
Turns out, your "Facts" are inaccurate...FEMA still has funding for immediate response to disasters,
like the one's in Indiana and Michigan (wishing everyone well in those locales)...(see link). And as I noted in my previous post, you left out other key Facts...i..e the gutting of staff and resources at FEMA by Kristi Noem, along with a policy of micro-management when signing off on disbursements of urgently needed Disaster Funds...resulting in a huge backlog of unmet needs...in short, a clear example of Incompetence on her part (never mind the corruption)...but that's not a concern of yours.
Link: https://www.eenews.net/articles/how-fema-is-affected-by-the-shutdown/
Maybe they have enough for people who voted for Trump...assuming they follow the Democrat approach.
Just kidding, of course. Only Democrats would do that.
Gregg Phillips, associate FEMA director, testified before Congress in February that a shutdown would mean a number of employees would be furloughed and it "would severely disrupt FEMA's ability to reimburse states for disaster relief costs and to support our recovery from disasters." I just think it is funny when people like you try to act like your side is noble when it is withholding FEMA funding during disasters, TSA funding when we have islamists running around trying to kill Americans, etc. Those agencies have nothing to do with ICE.
Facts don't back you up...Biden's Infrastructure Bill benefits even those opposed to the
legislation, but championed it in their home states...and Trump has made a point of NOT helping blue states in need, like California...in fact, making their problems even worse.
Stop ignoring the Fact that Noem gutted huge chucks of FEMAs resources and is likely responsible for many kids deaths in the Texas flash flood last year...and certainly delayed aid.
Just stop projecting Trump's mindset onto Democrats.
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