{"id":95222,"date":"2023-08-16T06:06:54","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T11:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=95222"},"modified":"2023-08-16T06:06:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T11:06:54","slug":"95222","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=95222","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2023\/08\/15\/biden-promises-700-per-household-in-maui-less-than-what-is-spent-on-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden Promises Maui Fire Survivors $700 Per Household \u2014 Less Than What is Spent on Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"subheading\">President Joe Biden announced Monday that survivors of the Maui fires would receive \u201ca one-time $700 payment per household,\u201d after he\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2023\/08\/14\/president-biden-reportedly-says-no-comment-when-asked-about-rising-death-toll-in-hawaii\/\">faced criticism<\/a>\u00a0for telling a reporter he had \u201cno comment\u201d on the rising death toll.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\">His account posted: \u201cWe\u2019re laser-focused on getting aid to survivors, including Critical Needs Assistance: a one-time $700 payment per household offering relief during an unimaginably difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d padok\" data-google-query-id=\"CKavz46E4YADFZEOoQodpjED-w\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1003622\/Breitbart.ROS.Body1_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=BreitbartNews&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=true&amp;id=1691109605278179328&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.breitbart.com%2Fpolitics%2F2023%2F08%2F15%2Fbiden-promises-700-per-household-in-maui-less-than-what-is-spent-on-ukraine%2F&amp;sessionId=0f97045ff829ad29ecbe7391034ef9fe7afd41cb&amp;siteScreenName=BreitbartNews&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=aaf4084522e3a%3A1674595607486&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1691109605278179328\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\">The one-time payment of $700 per household is less than the estimated cost to each American household for the Ukraine War,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2023\/08\/12\/heritage-foundation-american-aid-ukraine-costs-900-per-household\/\">according<\/a> to a budget expert at the Heritage Foundation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\">Richard Stern, director of The Heritage Foundation\u2019s Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget, calculated that the congressionally-approved aid to Ukraine of $113 billion amounts to roughly $900 per American household.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\">\u201cThe formal aid packages alone amount to a staggering $113 billion \u2014 roughly $900 per American household and almost 12 times the spending cuts promised by House leadership in the annual spending bills,\u201d Stern said in an email to The Daily Signal, Heritage\u2019s news outlet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\">Furthermore, he said the $113 billion would cost more than $300 in interest costs per household over the decade.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, as the Maui fires continued burning, Biden\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/biden-asks-congress-for-more-than-13b-to-support-ukraine-and-12b-for-disaster-fund\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">asked<\/a>\u00a0Congress for an additional $20 billion more in aid for Ukraine.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=BreitbartNews&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1690429162568232960&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.breitbart.com%2Fpolitics%2F2023%2F08%2F15%2Fbiden-promises-700-per-household-in-maui-less-than-what-is-spent-on-ukraine%2F&amp;sessionId=0f97045ff829ad29ecbe7391034ef9fe7afd41cb&amp;siteScreenName=BreitbartNews&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=aaf4084522e3a%3A1674595607486&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1690429162568232960\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>\u201cAs the war in Ukraine becomes a prolonged conflict, Americans are rightly growing skeptical of sending more taxpayer dollars and equipment from our depleted armory,\u201d Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts told The Daily Signal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWashington has failed to address their concerns, explain our nation\u2019s strategy in the war, or enact basic oversight for our aid,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cIf Congress can\u2019t fix those fundamental issues, they have no business sending more money into the fog of war.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biden Promises Maui Fire Survivors $700 Per Household \u2014 Less Than What is Spent on Ukraine President Joe Biden announced Monday that survivors of the Maui fires would receive \u201ca one-time $700 payment per household,\u201d after he\u00a0faced criticism\u00a0for telling a reporter he had \u201cno comment\u201d on the rising death toll. 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