Kyrsten Sinema blasts Democratic leadership over border funding

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) blasted Democratic leadership for New York getting funding for handling immigrants from the southern border rather t...

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema blasted Democratic leadership for New York getting funding for handling immigrants from the southern border rather than border communities getting the extra funding.

The $104.6 million grant from FEMA was announced by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries in June. Of the $291 million in funds allocated by FEMA in 2023, only a fraction, roughly $39 million, went to communities in Arizona. The former Democratic-turned-independent senator from the Grand Canyon State told Politico it is"important for people to know" why the Empire State got more funds than Arizona.

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