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nolabear

(43,850 posts) Tue Sep 11, 2018, 09:12 PM Sep 2018

Holy god. Jeff Merkley says 45 transferred 10 million from FEMA to ICE.

On Rachel now. Fffffffuuuuuccccckkkkkk....

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Holy god. Jeff Merkley says 45 transferred 10 million from FEMA to ICE. (Original Post) nolabear Sep 2018 OP

Can he actually do that? MissB Sep 2018 #1

well. trumpy may have to shift more money into Fema now that it is public. Thank you Sen Merkley! riversedge Sep 2018 #2

and the orange turd says..... chillfactor Sep 2018 #3

WTF?! backtoblue Sep 2018 #4

With a hurricane about to hit the U.S.?! Different Drummer Sep 2018 #5

What I heard was it was this summer so yes, hurricane season. nolabear Sep 2018 #7

$10 million is a very small amount of money ProfessorPlum Sep 2018 #6

MissB

(16,344 posts)

1. Can he actually do that?

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Tue Sep 11, 2018, 09:13 PM

Sep 2018

I thought congress held the purse strings.

riversedge

(81,541 posts)

2. well. trumpy may have to shift more money into Fema now that it is public. Thank you Sen Merkley!

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Tue Sep 11, 2018, 09:15 PM

Sep 2018

chillfactor

(7,694 posts)

3. and the orange turd says.....

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Tue Sep 11, 2018, 09:20 PM

Sep 2018

HE is prepared to meet the Florence disaster after removing 10 million dollars from response and recovery FEMA funds. He is such asshole!

backtoblue

(13,211 posts)

4. WTF?!

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Tue Sep 11, 2018, 09:22 PM

Sep 2018

Different Drummer

(9,083 posts)

5. With a hurricane about to hit the U.S.?!

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Tue Sep 11, 2018, 09:24 PM

Sep 2018

He's obviously suffered a severe brain trauma.

nolabear

(43,850 posts)

7. What I heard was it was this summer so yes, hurricane season.

Reply to Different Drummer (Reply #5)

Tue Sep 11, 2018, 10:31 PM

Sep 2018

Seems like a dumb idea even if it’s not a huge amount in the scheme of things.

ProfessorPlum

(11,461 posts)

6. $10 million is a very small amount of money

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Tue Sep 11, 2018, 09:36 PM

Sep 2018

in the scheme of things. But obviously that (ICE) wouldn't be where my priorities would lay, versus FEMA.

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