President Joe Biden's administration sent an urgent funding request to Congress for billions of dollars to pay for the resettlement of Afghan refugees and to address natural disaster damage.
The White House asked for $6.4 billion to pay for relocation of tens of thousands of refugees as well as $24 billion in disaster relief - $14 billion in aid to respond to natural disasters that occurred before Hurricane Ida (such as the Western wildfires) and then $10 billion specifically for Hurricane Ida relief as well.
The request for more funding for Afghanistan refugees will likely spark political controversy given that some Democrats and many Republicans have criticized Biden handling of the evacuation.
The White House estimates that 65,000 Afghans will arrive in the U.S. this month and another 30,000 in months ahead. Funding would go to the Defense, State, Homeland Security and Health and Human Services departments.
The money for the refugees would pay for transportation, government processing and public health screenings. Republicans have questioned whether the vetting process for refugees has been thorough enough.
Additionally, White House Office of Management and Budget Acting Director Shalanda Young called for Congress to approve a short-term extension to fund the government so that there isn't a shutdown on October 1.
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Use the money on the American homeless and our veterans living on the street, time to put Americans first not illegals and other come to destroy our country
Not one red cent; not for transportation, government processing, public health screening; housing; food or anything else. Send them all back to the middle east. I know that sounds heartless, but I am sick and tired of paying for every sob story case in the USA. We have people in this country toi lazy to work, feed their families provide for housing - why on earth would we welcome more people? Especially those who can't even speak our language and may be terrorists!
The whole gov needs to be shut down
Temporarily, and replaced with Vetted Americans!
he already got the money but he left it and more for the taliban so I guess he needs to go ask them for the money he needs to ressettle terriorist in our country. I say send them back to fight for the country they left instead of coming over here for free hand outs and money. That amount need to go to our service men and women for houseing.
My thoughts, exactly.
One might expect America to go all to hell with a son of Satan running things.
We owe these people nothing