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Reimbursements for previous dollars we spent this year. this year i believe we spent $9.5 million in migrant relief. as a community, that's a lot of money. so we're making sure that we are submitting our reimbursements through the federal government. >> so you talked about funding for the current problem, but long term this is going to continue being a serious issue. what is your message, mario, to congress and to the white house? >> we've said it. we've said it repeatedly. there is not enough funding to buy our way out of this. there is not enough shelter space here in el paso. there is not e...