{"id":1621721,"date":"2022-08-25T19:48:03","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T23:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1621721"},"modified":"2022-08-25T19:49:52","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T23:49:52","slug":"emergency-bill-introduced-for-50m-in-aid-to-migrants-bused-to-d-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/emergency-bill-introduced-for-50m-in-aid-to-migrants-bused-to-d-c\/","title":{"rendered":"Emergency Bill Introduced for $50M in Aid to Migrants Bused to D.C."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Femergency-bill-introduced-for-50m-in-aid-to-migrants-bused-to-d-c%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1621721&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody\">\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter\">H<\/span>umanitarian groups in <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\">Washington, D.C.,<\/a> could receive up to $50 million in additional aid to <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/dc-aid-for-migrants-bused-from-border\">assist migrants<\/a> being bused from southern border states under a proposed bill from congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC). <\/p>\n<p>The proposed bill would bolster the Federal Emergency Management Agency\u2019s Emergency Food and Shelter Program by providing an additional $50 million to go toward humanitarian assistance for migrants arriving in D.C. Congress has already allocated $150 million to the EFSP for migrant aid for the current fiscal year, with about $85 million remaining in that fund as of July 21. <\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/dc-aid-for-migrants-bused-from-border\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DC UNVEILS AID FOR GROUPS HELPING MIGRANTS BUSED FROM BORDER STATES<\/a><\/b> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe governors of Texas and Arizona are exploiting and harming desperate and vulnerable people fleeing dangerous situations in their home countries for political gain,\u201d Norton said<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/norton.house.gov\/media-center\/press-releases\/norton-introduces-emergency-appropriations-bill-to-provide-humanitarian\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> in a statement<\/a>. \u201cI commend the work organizations in D.C. and the National Capital Region have done to assist these migrants, but more funding is needed to assist these families.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>If passed, <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/house-bill\/8725\/actions?r=1&amp;s=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the legislation<\/a> would provide additional federal assistance after the Defense Department <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/pentagon-rejects-dc-mayor-second-request-national-guard-migrants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">twice rejected requests<\/a> from D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser to deploy National Guard troops to the district. Bowser\u2019s request was denied in part because the <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/defense-department-denies-dc-request-for-national-guard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">department argued the city<\/a> already has sufficient funds from FEMA that could be used to shelter the immigrants and provide necessary resources. <\/p>\n<p>However, Norton contended the influx of migrants to Washington, D.C., and New York has increased funding requests beyond what the EFSP has available. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSupplemental funding would ensure that the EFSP can continue to provide humanitarian assistance to migrants,\u201d Norton said. \u201cI strongly urge my colleagues to support this bill.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>More than 6,000 migrants have been transported to Washington under initiatives by Govs. Greg Abbott (R-TX) and Doug Ducey (R-AZ), who are protesting what they claim is the Biden administration\u2019s refusal to acknowledge a border crisis. Many of the migrants stopped at the border have been released on humanitarian parole or with notices to appear in immigration court, <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/nation-world\/national\/article264772239.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to<\/a> the <i>Associated Press.<\/i> <\/p>\n<p>Several local groups have stepped in to assist in housing and processing migrants, estimating that monthly costs reach nearly $90,000 to sustain, <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/dcist.com\/story\/22\/05\/24\/local-mutual-aid-effort-migrants-bused-to-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to<\/a> <i>DCist.\u00a0<\/i> <\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/b> <\/p>\n<p>Bowser has decried Ducey\u2019s and Abbott\u2019s initiatives to send migrants to Washington, claiming that the migrants <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/bowser-calls-federal-government-prevent-migrants-from-being-tricked-onto-buses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">are being \u201ctricked\u201d<\/a> into traveling farther away from their intended destinations. Local organizations have criticized Bowser\u2019s comments, <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SanctuaryDMV\/status\/1555321149256454144?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">claiming that about 10% of migrants<\/a> plan to stay in the Washington, D.C., area but are being denied access to city resources. <\/p>\n<p>Norton\u2019s bill has been referred to the House Committee on Appropriations, where lawmakers will decide whether to recommend it for a vote. If it passes through the committee, the bill will be introduced in the Senate.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Humanitarian groups in Washington, D.C., could receive up to $50 million in additional aid to assist migrants being bused from southern border states<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1621723,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1621721","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1621721","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1621721"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1621721\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1621723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1621721"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1621721"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1621721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}