FEMA Down To Last $1 Billion As Lawmakers Dither

Well, in case lawmakers needed a little extra incentive to get the legislative ball rolling this month, they now have it. Because to exactly no one's surprise, FEMA is running out of money - and fast. According to an agency spokeswoman cited by Bloomberg, FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund had just a little over $1 billion on hand as of this morning and worse, only about half of that was "immediately available" (whatever that means in this context). One Congressional aid says FEMA will run out of