Battleground Florida: FEMA funds [Video]

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Tampa Bay is working to recover from two recent back-to-back hurricanes that impacted the state weeks away from the presidential election.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, has come under fire. This comes after the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees FEMA, expressed that the agency may run out of funds before hurricane season ends.

The Small Business Administration, which is separate from FEMA, has also paused most disaster-related loans.

Congress, which controls FEMA funds allocations, is not expected to reconvene until after the election. In spending bills, there are also breakdowns on how funds, allocated by Congress, can be spent.

Republican politicians have accused FEMA along with the Biden Administration of using disaster-related funds on migrant programs.

“These claims are completely false,” a DHS spokesperson said. “As Secretary Mayorkas said, FEMA has the necessary resources to meet the immediate needs associated with Hurricane Helene …