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Officials Say FEMA Does Not Have Enough Funding to Last Hurricane Season

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Officials Say FEMA Does Not Have Enough Funding to Last Hurricane Season
Floodwaters inundate the main street after Hurricane Helene passed offshore in Tarpon Springs, Fla., on Sept. 27, 2024. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Samantha Flom
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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has said the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) does not have enough money to make it through the hurricane season, and lawmakers representing areas devastated by Hurricane Helene are voicing their frustration.

“We are meeting the immediate needs with the money that we have,” Mayorkas told reporters aboard Air Force One on Oct. 2.

Samantha Flom
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Samantha Flom is a reporter for The Epoch Times covering U.S. politics and news. A graduate of Syracuse University, she has a background in journalism and nonprofit communications. Contact her at [email protected].