FEMA On The Way To Aid Border "Crisis"

The Fox News Rundown

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🗓️ 16 March 2021

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

As the crisis at the southern border intensifies and the number of migrants continues to spike, the Department of Homeland Security announced over the weekend it has directed FEMA to assist with the surge of children crossing the border. Vice President of the National Border Patrol Council, Chris Cabrera weighs in on FEMA coming down to the border to help with unaccompanied minors migrating to U.S., what border patrol agents need from the government and whether comprehensive immigration reform is needed. After a year into the coronavirus pandemic, a third round of stimulus payments is showing up in Americans banks. President Biden wants to keep the support going for the American Rescue Plan. President Biden, Vice President Harris and their spouses are traveling around the country this week to promote the plan. But while the Biden administration sees this as a big win now, could it cost the Democrats control of the Senate and House come 2022? Congressional Correspondent for FOX News, Chad Pergram discusses how the Covid relief bill could impact the 2022 elections and how Republicans may use it against Democrats in the midterms. Plus, commentary by Jimmy Failla, host of "Fox Across America." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:40.0	Call it what you want, but the challenge or crisis at the border is intensifying and now
0:44.4	FEMA is being called in to help.
0:46.2	I have seen kids you know there on the floor and it's it's not because we don't want to
0:50.8	give them a little mattress it's just that there aren't enough
0:53.0	mattresses there. I'm Chris Foster. President Biden's out there selling and
0:57.0	celebrating the Democrats coronavirus financial relief and stimulus plan, a plan popular
1:02.1	with a lot of Republicans who aren't in Congress.
1:04.2	Capitol Hill is always a more hyper-partisan place. It's even augmented in that sense
1:09.4	right now and this is where you have some governors, mayors, county commissioners, other local officials who are on the Republican side of the aisle saying we need this, but it doesn't really resonate with those Republican members of Congress.
1:21.0	We speak with Fox News Congressional Correspondent,
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