Flashback: Sen. Sinema and Sec. Mayorkas Discuss How to Spend the $650 Million Taken from FEMA in 2024 for Migrants

SINEMA As you know ░░░░░░░░ I helped secure 650 ░░░░░░░░ in fiscal year 2024 ░░░░░░░░ the CBP Shelter Services ░░░░░░░░ to limit the financial ░░░░░░░░ on local communities I ░░░░░░░░ pleased to see the ░░░░░░░░ of funding opportunity published ░░░░░░░░ week that gave Arizona ░░░░░░░░ fair share of the ░░░░░░░░ available As you know ░░░░░░░░ money has come quite ░░░░░░░░ We were just days ░░░░░░░░ from Pima County seizing ░░░░░░░░ activities to process and ░░░░░░░░ migrants So what steps ░░░░░░░░ DHS going to take ░░░░░░░░ ensure that additional funds ░░░░░░░░ distributed and that we ░░░░░░░░ t find ourselves in ░░░░░░░░ critical situation in Pima ░░░░░░░░ once again Mayorkas We ░░░░░░░░ with the first distribution ░░░░░░░░ week we also announced ░░░░░░░░ competitive process for the ░░░░░░░░ tranche of funds under ░░░░░░░░ Shelter and Services Program ░░░░░░░░ will receive applications for ░░░░░░░░ from existing recipients as ░░░░░░░░ as those that are ░░░░░░░░ are first time applicants ░░░░░░░░ we are very focused ░░░░░░░░ getting the dollars out ░░░░░░░░ door as quickly as ░░░░░░░░ as fairly as possible.”