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John Thune: “Officials report that the disaster relief fund is being…”

Featuring: John Thune, Republican | Senate Majority Leader, South Dakota

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Thune: Democrats Exploit National Security and DHS Employees for Political Gain

Published | Video Starts at 02:25

The FEMA GO system, which, which is how state and local governments and other grantees access funding that they've been awarded is offline. So grantees can't access the funds that they need for critical programs in their communities. Officials report that the disaster relief fund is being rapidly depleted. which jeopardizes our ability to support disaster recovery efforts and respond to future emergencies. A number of American cities that are hosting World cup games in a few months are concerned about funding for security preparations being frozen due to Democrat shutdown. (02:25–02:32)

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Asserts that the disaster relief fund is being rapidly depleted.

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