House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Greene (R-Tenn.) said President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are prioritizing undocumented immigrants over Americans affected by Hurricane Helen. I'm accusing them of being there.
The number of deaths from Hurricane Helen is exceeded 220 people and Americans across North Carolina, Tennessee and Kentucky were left without power and roadways. Many people are struggling to get essentials.
This week, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas suggested that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) “doesn't have the funds to get through the crisis.” [hurricane] season. “
Mayorkas' statement comes as the Biden-Harris administration will use funds for the Shelter and Services Program (SSP), which the administration created to provide funding to sanctuary cities and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) that assist in the resettlement of immigrants. It was announced after the allocation of hundreds of millions of taxpayer funds. After crossing the southern border into the United States.
Greene said Mayorkas' statement shows the Biden-Harris administration's “totally backwards” worldview.
“The real story here is that the Biden-Harris administration has ignored the interests of the American people since its inception, pushing hundreds of millions of FEMA dollars every year, especially on illegal immigrants,” Greene said. spoke.
Last year, House Republicans removed this spending in the FY24 DHS spending bill. The Democratic-controlled Senate and White House would fight to restore it to an omnibus spending bill.
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Greene said the Biden-Harris administration's response to Hurricane Helen is “a matter of priorities.”
“Secretary Mayorkas and his White House bosses have fought for nearly $650 million for shelter and services programs this year alone, so it takes a lot of nerve to ask for more money,” Greene said. spoke.
“Under Biden and Harris' leadership, our tax dollars are being used to encourage illegal immigration while many Americans are left to suffer from natural disasters,” he said.
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