{"id":1931594,"date":"2023-05-16T05:25:58","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T09:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/femas-emergency-food-and-shelter-program-faces-gop-scrutiny\/"},"modified":"2023-05-16T05:29:33","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T09:29:33","slug":"femas-emergency-food-and-shelter-program-faces-gop-scrutiny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/femas-emergency-food-and-shelter-program-faces-gop-scrutiny\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP scrutinizes FEMA&#8217;s Emergency Food and Shelter Program."},"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\">16<\/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%2Ffemas-emergency-food-and-shelter-program-faces-gop-scrutiny%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=1931594&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--><p>House Republicans Launch Investigation into FEMA&#8217;s Emergency Food and Shelter Program<\/p>\n<p>In a move that has caught the attention of many, House Republicans have opened an investigation into the Federal Emergency Management Agency&#8217;s (FEMA) Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP). The probe comes in response to allegations that funds are being illegally used to facilitate illegal immigration.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation is being led by House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs Chairman Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.), and Rep. Jake LaTurner (R-Kan.).<\/p>\n<p>According to a press release, the lawmakers are responding to reports that FEMA is allowing taxpayer funds to go to Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) who are using the money to offset expenses to &#8220;facilitate and incentivize illegal immigration to the United States.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To ensure that EFSP only reimburses authorized expenses, the Republicans have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-archives-skips-deadline-to-disclose-biden-classified-docs\/\" title=\"National Archives Skips Deadline to Disclose Biden Classified Docs\">requested documents related<\/a> to FEMA&#8217;s plan in a letter sent to FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is conducting oversight of the Federal Emergency Management Agency&#8217;s (FEMA) administration of the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP),&#8221; the lawmakers wrote. &#8220;If true, this is a gross misuse of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-is-off-to-a-fast-start-with-executive-orders-but-does-he-know-whats-in-them-and-can-he-explain-how-any-help-the-average-american\/\" title=\"Biden Is Off to a Fast Start with Executive Orders But Does He know What\u2019s In Them and Can He Explain How Any Help the Average American?\">federal taxpayer dollars<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/femas-emergency-food-and-shelter-program-faces-gop-scrutiny\/\" title=\"GOP scrutinizes FEMA's Emergency Food and Shelter Program.\">lawmakers cited media reports asserting<\/a> that the American Red Cross contributes to illegal immigration rather than reducing it. They also pointed to a DHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) report that questions FEMA&#8217;s oversight of EFSP reimbursements in general and the American Red Cross efforts to facilitate migrants&#8217; m.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for updates on this developing story.<\/p>\n<h2>House Republicans Launch Investigation into FEMA&#8217;s Emergency Food and Shelter Program<\/h2>\n<h3>The Investigation<\/h3>\n<p>In a move that has caught the attention of many, House Republicans have opened an investigation into the Federal Emergency Management Agency&#8217;s (FEMA) Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP). The probe comes in response to allegations that funds are being illegally used to facilitate illegal immigration.<\/p>\n<h3>The Lawmakers<\/h3>\n<p>The investigation is being led by House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs Chairman Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.), and Rep. Jake LaTurner (R-Kan.).<\/p>\n<h3>The Allegations<\/h3>\n<p>According to a press release, the lawmakers are responding to reports that FEMA is allowing taxpayer funds to go to Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) who are using the money to offset expenses to &#8220;facilitate and incentivize illegal immigration to the United States.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>The Request<\/h3>\n<p>To ensure that EFSP only reimburses authorized expenses, the Republicans have requested documents related to FEMA&#8217;s plan in a letter sent to FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell.<\/p>\n<h3>The Response<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is conducting oversight of the Federal Emergency Management Agency&#8217;s (FEMA) administration of the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP),&#8221; the lawmakers wrote. &#8220;If true, this is a gross misuse of federal taxpayer dollars.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>The Evidence<\/h3>\n<p>The lawmakers cited media reports asserting that the American Red Cross contributes to illegal immigration rather than reducing it. They also pointed to a DHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) report that questions FEMA&#8217;s oversight of EFSP reimbursements in general and the American Red Cross efforts to facilitate migrants&#8217; m.<\/p>\n<h3>Stay Tuned<\/h3>\n<p>Stay tuned for updates on this developing story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Republicans are investigating FEMA&#8217;s Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) over claims of illegal use of funds for illegal immigration. 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