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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas warned last week that the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s budget might not withstand another hurricane. Hours before Milton struck in Florida, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell said in a briefing, “I’m going to have to evaluate how quickly we’re burning the remaining dollars in the Disaster Relief Fund.” One count is in: In the first eight days of the fiscal year, Politico reports, FEMA has spent nearly half of its yearly congressional allocation for disaster relief. At this rate, unless Congress adds funding, FEMA will soon have to limit s…

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