Republicans GET WRECKED at their OWN HEARING by Dems
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Which Democratic representatives led the charge against MAGA attacks on FEMA?
I'm looking for fighters right now. I want to know which Democrats are going to be on the front lines pushing back against this MAGA nonsense. I'll tell you who. People like Democratic Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett. Let's take a look at what she said at a hearing yesterday that was titled Oversight of FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency. which the MAGA Republicans were using to try to attack FEMA and spread conspiracy theories. Here, watch this, play the clip.
It's my understanding. Oh, I'm sorry. You're right. That over 671,000 households impacted by Hurricane Helene have received over $503 million from FEMA's Serious Needs Program. And over 218,000 households impacted by Hurricane Milton have received over $145 million. Yet and still, we had members on this committee. It looks like we had there were 82 members that opposed the bill to fund when we knew that this was coming. Thanks to Noah and 19 of the 26 Republicans on this oversight committee voted against the bill to keep FEMA funded. And nine are in states that were directly hit. I don't understand why we come in and pretend that we have all these issues with your agency and I thank you for your service when you don't want to fund it.
Next up, we have Democratic Congresswoman Ramirez from Illinois' 3rd Congressional District. Here she is calling out some of the MAGA Republicans who sit on this committee with her, saying, like, you all are trying to find jobs in the federal government, working for Donald Trump, your dear leader, but you hate the federal government? What are you talking about? Here, play this clip. For it.
In another post, you say we should destroy the federal government and that the federal government is the enemy. I find that odd considering you were once a federal employee and you've been begging to come back into the incoming Trump administration for a new job. Lastly, you posted that the federal government is the epicenter of pedophilia. and outright falsehood, with perhaps the exception of Trump's stellar Attorney General pick.
How did Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett expose the GOP’s vote‑blocking on FEMA funding?
Next up, we have Democratic Congresswoman AOC. Here, she's talking to the FEMA administrator, who's one of the witnesses who the MAGAs called to attack. And here, AOC is debunking all of Trump and MAGAs' lies about FEMA. Play this clip.
Another one that I also saw very widely circulated, that FEMA did not have enough money to provide relief services because that allocation of funds went to either undocumented immigrants, aid to Ukraine, or even aid to the Israeli government. Is that correct, that FEMA's funds were allocated away to those causes? Completely inaccurate. Completely false. On the record, completely false. Correct. Correct.
Here is AOC again from that same committee hearing. Let's play it.
I'd previously served several terms on the Financial Services Committee, which also has jurisdiction over the authorizations around the National Flood Insurance Program. And a lot of people don't know that the maps for the NFIP and what is considered a flood zone or not are tied to flood maps from before the federal government even acknowledged that climate change is real. And so we are allocating flood insurance from before these areas became flood zones that are now flood zones. And so historically there's been a great deal of Republican resistance to updating these maps. My hope is that we can do that now.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump and the other Oompa Loompas were at a SpaceX event with the co-president Elon Musk. I mean, just take a look. This is what MAGA Republican Congress members were doing. Marjorie Taylor Greene stayed back in Washington, D.C. And here she talks about doing a purge and she talks about a purge coming to Washington, D.C. Here, listen to this. Let's play it.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
What accusations did Rep. Ramirez make about MAGA Republicans’ anti‑government rhetoric?
While Democrats are complaining about this lengthy hearing and about President Trump coming in and slashing and reducing the size of government, I just want to say let the purge begin because there's people that are homeless right now in Western North Carolina, Eastern Tennessee, Georgia.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Which Democratic representatives led the charge against MAGA attacks on FEMA?
0:00–2:16
2
How did Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett expose the GOP’s vote‑blocking on FEMA funding?
2:16–4:16
3
What accusations did Rep. Ramirez make about MAGA Republicans’ anti‑government rhetoric?
4:16–6:26
4
How did AOC debunk the false claims that FEMA funds were diverted to Ukraine or Israel?
6:26–8:25
5
What did Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthy reveal about FEMA’s weather‑control conspiracy theories?
8:25–11:40
6
Why did MAGA members like Marjorie Taylor Greene talk about a ‘purge’ during the hearing?
11:40–13:54
7
How did Democrats highlight FEMA’s failure to deliver supplies and Starlink after disasters?
13:54–16:56
8
What concerns were raised about politicizing FEMA and the impact on emergency aid?
16:56–18:34
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