Birdwatch Note Rating
2025-02-12 07:09:01 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 46FC73B969DA6B2AF785235E6C2E708AEC56590141FB92652B0C9C4DA53A7A39
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The FEMA CFO followed the law and carried out required dispersement of congressional funding to Customs and Border Patrol. FEMA administers these payments, which assist states in sheltering homeless immigrants. https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/fema-halting-payments-migrant-housing-new-york-after-118670265 Presidents cannot legally block congressional appropriations. https://pennsylvaniaindependent.com/politics/congress-spending-donald-trump-presidents-richard-nixon-impoundment-control-act-1974/?utm_source=perplexity
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