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No. Although FEMA did allocate $59 million to New York last week as part of a payment package approved last year, Musk made multiple misleading claims about the payment in a post on X on Monday. Contrary to Musk’s post, the money sent to New York was not “disaster relief” and came from a pool of money separate from FEMA’s disaster efforts. The money was approved by Congress last year as part of the Shelter and Services Program, which FEMA administers alongside the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. New York was allocated about $237 million as a partial reimbursement for the about $7 billion it has spent on housing migrants, The New York Times reported, and a $59 million payment was made last week as part of this allocation. Of that payment, about $19 million was spent on hotel fees, but contrary to Musk’s post, New York officials said these payments were not made on luxury hotels. Also unlike Musk’s post, New York officials said they have not received any request to return the money. | |
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Trump Budget cuts?
