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Kristi Noem: “FEMA targeted people based on political party.”

Featuring: Kristi Noem, Republican | Secretary of Homeland Security, Former Governor of South Dakota | National

Senate Appropriations Hearing on DHS Budget with Secretary Kristi Noem

Published May 8, 2025 | Video Starts at 1:07:17

Heading this agency is no small task, but I am certainly supporting you. I would like to briefly mention the. Proposed reductions to the FEMA budget. You know, … FEMA targeted people based on political party. … last year in Mississippi. And we had some recently that hasn't been approved yet. Little town in Walthall County, Mississippi called Tylertown, Mississippi had a tornado. I was there the day after the. (1:07:17–1:07:25)

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“Since he took office at the southern border, we have obtained near total control with a 95% decrease in daily encounters since President…”
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“March saw the lowest number of encounters in this nation's history at less than 7,200.”
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“President Trump has designated six different cartels and violent criminal gangs as Foreign terrorist organizations.”
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“In March, fentanyl traffic at the border fell by 54% compared to the previous year.”
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“We have currently over 700 miles of border wall on the southern border.”
Senate Appropriations Hearing on DHS Budget with Secretary Kristi Noem | Uploaded May 8, 2025 | 46:15-46:22
“Since President Trump has been in office, we've constructed another 77 miles that is in place.”
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“In Mexico, some government officials...said that they believe 500,000 to 600,000 people just in Mexico turned around before they ever got to…”
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“We don't know for certain, but we believe it could be upwards to 20 million people that are illegally in this country.”
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“It [DHS] was formed after 911 in response to the terrorist attacks to help us secure our country.”
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“In the first 100 days, the Trump administration has already delivered for the American people a drastic turnaround in homeland security from…”
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“Under the previous administration, when Joe Biden was the president of the United States, US Border, Customs and Border Protection was at…”
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“We're enforcing immigration laws to identify, arrest, detain and remove dangerous illegals from our country.”
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“President Trump recently announced that there will be a FEMA Review Council, which I will co-chair with the Department of Defense Secretary.”
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“The Transportation Security Administration is responsible for ensuring the security of all those who travel in a single day.”
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“We're fulfilling our obligation to launch Real ID, which happened yesterday and we follow federal law as it was passed 20 years ago.”
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“Countries like Communist China have built the capability and the intent to infiltrate and potentially disrupt our critical infrastructure.”
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“China...are stealing our ip, manipulating their currency, but they're building a presence in this country as well.”
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“The Coast Guard has already surpassed fiscal year 2024 Drug Interdiction Numbers and search and rescue and illegal interdictions.”
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“The Coast Guard is facing our greatest readiness challenge since World War II.”
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“We've reassessed the Secret Service's needs. We've refocused recruitment away from DEI objectives and instead focused people in on investing…”
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“We're very concerned with securing our border and knowing who's coming into our country illegally, but also who's already here.”
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“We have investments in this country businesses and marijuana grow houses that have a presence of touch ties to the PRC.”
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“The number of visas allowed is set in statute by Congress, but there is some latitude given to the Secretary.”
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“The Department of Homeland Security under the Trump administration is enforcing the law, following the constitutional rights of folks who…”
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“We have not detained or we have not deported anybody who's a legal permanent resident or a citizen of the United.”
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“Exactly. We have been following the Constitution and the rule of law in this country.”
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“We have followed exactly what the law is and that we have not detained or deported anybody who's a citizen or has legal status in this…”
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“We have not done that at all. And the Trump administration has no plans.”
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“Abrego Garcia is a citizen of El Salvador and should never have been in this country and will not be coming back to this country.”
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“The Trump administration is complying with all court orders and judges orders.”
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“Mr. Abrego Garcia is a citizen of El Salvador. It is up to the president of the El Salvador to make the decision.”
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“Abrego Garcia is not a citizen of this country and is a dangerous individual who does not belong here.”
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“The Department of Homeland Security is tasked with overseeing 23 different components that are pretty broad.”
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“The president's budget request along with reconciliation package focus on what some of our greatest threats are.”
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“Building more wall, more agents for cbp, more ICE agents and beds so that we can remove illegal criminals out of this country.”
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“We have 11 contracts that have been allocated to continue building infrastructure, and then also five more that are pending.”
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“There will not be any politicization of support, relief, FEMA assistance or grants given based on politics.”
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“Having a strong leader in the White House that says we will enforce our laws in this country has worldwide effects.”
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“Border Patrol is thrilled. They get to finally do their jobs. The morale has never been better. Recruitment is fantastic. ICE is recruiting…”
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“Our ports of entry need new technology and scanners that we just simply aren't scanning many shipping containers right now adequately.”
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“A lot of our air freight isn't scanned.”
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“We have railroad cars coming in that aren't getting inspected and then small packages, small packages every day that are being shipped in by…”
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“It's hosting more than 230 detainees.”
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“ICE has entered into an interagency agreement with the Bureau of Prisons to hold ICE detainees in our federal prison in Berlin.”
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“The Bureau of Prisons has faced chronic shortages in staffing for a number of years.”
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“It's being staffed at just over 60% for its corrections officers.”
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“We appropriated $200 million to recapitalize facilities for the Coast Guard.”
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“One of those facilities that was damaged in storms is in New Castle, New Hampshire.”
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“Infrastructure is being addressed [for the Coast Guard] as part of Force Design 2028.”
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“President Trump has been very clear that he believes that the way that FEMA exists today should not continue.”
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“FEMA claims they haven't been paid for 15 to 20 years.”
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“The Biden administration uses [FEMA grants] for bike paths and shade trees.”
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“State University that supports [Department of Homeland Security] DHS.”
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“The primary mission of this [DHS Justice Next Gen program] is to serve the operational entities within DHS through research, development…”
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“The justice program has credited MSU with a number of developments that have enhanced the technology and efficiency for the operational…”
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“This administration is following all federal court orders.”
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“Yes, I have [seen the grant document between the United States and the government of El Salvador].”
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“We are following court orders and that your advocacy for a known terrorist is alarming.”
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“Terrorist, and he's not a US Citizen. He's a citizen of El Salvador and he's home.”
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“We are utilizing every due process tool that this Congress has afforded us.”
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“Expedited removal is a due process that you have afforded us, that we are utilizing.”
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“It's important that everybody knows the consequences of what happens for their actions in this country when you break the law and you're a…”
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“I think they believed in open borders and letting people come into this country that would affect our society. And criminals. Those other…”
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“Yes, because I know the people who were securing the border and they weren't allowed to do their job.”
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“Yes, I do. I think, by the way, they allowed people in and granted them immediate parole status.”
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“I do, sir.”
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“This administration has. Yes, sir.”
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“Sent you nine letters since you have been sworn in as Secretary of Homeland Security. So far, I've received only two replies.”
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“When I came into this role, we had a backlog of letters from senators and congressmen up to four years where the previous administration did…”
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“CISA over, under the last administration got involved in being somewhat of the role of the Ministry of Truth.”
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“We have eliminated those functions within CISA.”
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“We don't have our Senate confirmed leader of CISA yet.”
Senate Appropriations Hearing on DHS Budget with Secretary Kristi Noem | Uploaded May 8, 2025 | 1:27:58-1:28:02
“We have 10 of the 16 critical infrastructure components under the Department of Homeland Security.”
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“We're building out the Coast Guard into the future. We have a request in for 15,000 more individuals that would come in and be a part of the…”
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