With just days left in his administration, President Joe Biden is showing America he has priorities.
The wrong priorities, sure — but priorities nonetheless.
Take the victims of the Southern California wildfires. Sure, a lot needs to be done in the area that’s been leveled by epochal blazes where the damage has been exacerbated by desperately unready public officials
On Thursday, Biden promised to pay for 100 percent of the disaster over the next six months during a briefing from Washington.
“I told the governor and local officials, spare no expense to do what they need to do and contain these fires,” he said during remarks at the White House, calling the fires “devastating” and “catastrophic.”
Now, it’s perfectly reasonable for the White House to cover this damage — so long as they’re taking care of other priorities along with those who live in the wealthy Hollywood-centric coastal enclaves in Southern California (residents of which tend to not only vote but donate heavily to the Democratic Party) which have taken the brunt of the wildfires thus far.
“The 100% disaster response coverage from the federal government for the next 180 days is an increase from the current 75% the president previously allotted, and more than the 90% Mr. Biden said California Gov. Gavin Newsom requested,” CBS News reported.
“The damage is expected to be one of the most expensive disasters in California history. Three fires are still raging, the president said, and 179,000 people have been forced to evacuate...
Now, it’s perfectly reasonable for the White House to cover this damage — so long as they’re taking care of other priorities along with those who live in the wealthy Hollywood-centric coastal enclaves in Southern California (residents of which tend to not only vote but donate heavily to the Democratic Party) which have taken the brunt of the wildfires thus far.
Because we’re talking about this, though, of course they haven’t.
According to WBTV-TV in Charlotte, North Carolina, 3,500 families in North Carolina made homeless by Hurricane Helene in September will likely get evicted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency — just as a winter storm is set to hit the
“In December, FEMA extended the voucher program — which it calls ‘Transitional Sheltering Assistance’ program — until Saturday, Jan. 11. FEMA said then that Helene survivors would be able to stay at the hotels Friday night, and would have to check out the next Saturday,” WBTV reported.
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