“Now it’s how to get the money out as fast as possible before they [Trump Administration] come in ... it’s like we’re on the Titanic and we’re throwing gold bars off the edge.” - Brent Efron, EPA Advisor
Efron spoke to a Project Veritas investigative journalist about his role in doling out over $100 billion in grants to nonprofits under Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, which he dubs “Biden’s climate law.” The EPA’s website describes these grants as part of their mission to advance "environmental and climate justice."
Efron even admits that the EPA is scrambling to push money out the door for projects originally designed for a Kamala Harris presidency.
“The thing that we haven’t funded yet are [sic] the local nonprofit program that was going to be an inter-Kamala Harris administration program… so now we’re getting it [funding] out as quick as possible. It’s like two billion at this point, we’ve got most of it out – like 90%.”
So committed are these staffers, Efron confesses, that they plan to work right up until the final moments on inauguration day, rushing to ensure that every possible tax-payer dollar is disbursed before a Republican administration can turn off the spigot.
“It’s until the Trump people come in and tell us we can no longer give out money. That’s at the very earliest the 20th [January 2025]. But it’s probably a little bit after because they have to get in the building and tell people what to do.”
Efron openly admits how the EPA uses nonprofits as a political buffer against Republican administrations—and reveals how he could later reap personal rewards with a cushy job at one of the nonprofits he helped fund during his tenure.
“Over the last year we’ve given out $50 billion dollars for climate things…so to go work for one of these places would be really cool.”
Indeed, the EPA’s website lists several pass-through nonprofits, each awarded between $50 million and $100 million, with the responsibility of distributing subgrants to other nonprofits—ensuring that Biden’s climate agenda keeps rolling, even after his presidency ends.
To Small:
Susan Lewis, 74, said the small window crack would cost $200 to fix, but said FEMA proposed placing her and three others in the Charlotte Marriott SouthPark hotel for a month — an option she said would cost the agency thousands of dollars, according to WSOC-TV. Lewis said she had to pay for the repair out of pocket because she had a $1,000 home insurance deductible.
“I’m living on Social Security,” she told the outlet. “I’m, you know, a 74-year-old woman and all these little extra expenses really add up.”
Lewis described frustrating interactions with FEMA representatives, claiming they rigidly adhered to scripts rather than addressing her specific needs. (RELATED: ‘America Last’: GOP Sens Slam Biden For Sending Africa $1 Billion As Hurricane-Ravaged Regions Struggle)
“I said twice when I called, ‘would you please go off your script,’ and ‘I know you’re a reasonable person,'” she said. “I said, ‘just listen to me.’ And they just kept reading off the script.”
The 74-year-old expressed broader concerns about FEMA’s disaster relief approach, worrying that legitimate claims might be denied while resources are misallocated.
“It makes me so sad to think maybe they’re denying people with legitimate claims who super need them,” Lewis told the outlet. “I mean, when I’m hearing the people are living in tents and they’re freezing, I’m thinking they could use a hotel room and it just breaks my heart how mismanaged this is.”
And here’s a government employee now — well, former employee, but as seen above, there are plenty more still left where she came from:
