From Washington: FEMA'S Financial Stand Still

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🗓️ 12 October 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Calls for Congress to return from October recess continue to grow after two devastating hurricanes tore through the Southeastern part of the United States. President Joe Biden says he supports providing FEMA with $15 billion to fund the recovery effort and warned that FEMA will struggle to make it through the rest of hurricane season if Congress doesn't step in. FOX News Senior Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram explains whether or not government entities will be able to meet the financial demands following both storms. The Supreme Court justices returned to the bench this week for the start of a new term. The High Court has selected 40 cases to look over this term, from Ghost Guns to medical marijuana and whether or not minors can receive puberty blockers. Yet, the Justices decided to forgo the controversial IVF case from Alabama, sparking speculation that the court doesn't want to involve itself with sensitive cases during an election year. Constitutional law professor at the George Washington University Law School, Jonathan Turley shares why he thinks the current Justices are trying to keep the peace and why the court may be drawn into partisan disputes this term. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Saturday, October 12, 2024. I'm Ryan Schmeles. The devastation continues after Hurricane Milton makes
0:12.0	landfall.
0:13.0	Now the Biden administration is turning to Congress for help,
0:16.5	as some Republican lawmakers criticize FEMA's response.
0:20.2	But they should have the money, you know, right away to deal with this.
0:24.0	And that includes shelter, food, medicine, transportation, rescues, etc.
0:30.0	Rebuilding, that's going to be a much bigger bill that they're going to have to do probably
0:34.4	at the end of the year.
0:35.4	I'm Jared Halpern.
0:36.7	Justices are again sitting at the Supreme Court for a term that will see challenges
0:41.1	to capital punishment, gun regulations, and gender transition
0:44.9	surgeries. Election-related cases are also looming for the court.
0:49.9	We have at least seven states that are swing states that are expected to be quite close.
0:56.1	That's going to be something of a nightmare
1:00.1	in terms of those of us covering the legal challenges.
1:03.0	This is the Fox News rundown from Washington. The calls for Congress to return from October recess to address not one but two devastating hurricanes continues to grow.
1:24.8	This week Florida Republican Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna says she spoke directly
1:29.7	with President Biden and Luna says the president is supportive of a plan to provide
1:35.0	15 billion in funding to FEMA for just hurricane victims.
1:40.0	Luna also says she spoke with House Speaker Mike Johnson, but tells Fox News, she thinks some
1:46.2	lawmakers are thinking politics and not the hurricane.
1:50.0	I think if you are not in the impacted state, I think absolutely people are focused on the election.
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