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2024-10-06 12:54:19 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 59440CF26DDA689ADFDE818490D2AE661A3EB08180B9A29A309417D5AEDD74E1
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FEMA made it clear that finding is used only for disaster relief and related activities: https://www.fema.gov/disaster/current/hurricane-helene/rumor-response# This Forbes article made it clear that while Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas did say funding in FEMA is tight but it is due to the disaster relief needs: https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/10/04/trump-fema-claim-debunked-agency-not-running-out-of-money-because-of-migrants/
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