#shorts On 12/19/2022, a reporter asked White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “You mentioned surging resources. I had asked you in September specifically about El Paso. And you had said at the time that DHS, the administration was surging resources to the region, working quickly to — working to quickly decompress the area. Has that surge of resources been maintained for the last several months? And is this — is that sustainable? You know, now, if you’re talking about another surge of resources, you know, is that on top of what had already been done in September? And how long can you keep doing a surge like that?

KJP: So, a couple of things. I mean, that’s one of the reasons we’re asking for additional funding — that $3.5 billion. And, look, that’ll scale up air and ground trans- — transportation capabilities to move migrants from processing to less crowded Border Patrol sectors … set up additional CBP funding — holding facilities — pardon me — and speed up the processing time so individuals can have their asylum claims heard faster … this is why we’re asking Congress for this additional funding. Again, if Republicans in Congress are serious, if they want to help …

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/G-xj6lnCd0M
Q: Already surging last Sept, sustain another new surge?
A: additional funding blame GOP