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Originally Posted by DaleMN
How cold and mean-spirited can they get? Eric Cantor wants to tie any disaster aid to those who suffered damage in Irene to equal spending reductions in other areas.
Using hurricane victims as political pawns is about as low as you can go...but surely not a surprise. Considering Michelle Bachmann finds humor in attributing the hurricane to God sending a message. How much humor is there in the loss of 38 lives.  |
READ!!!!!!!
"......Congress cannot agree on a way to refill the disaster fund for this year, it could mean pitting victims of Irene against those who suffered in previous disasters, including the deadly tornado that hit Joplin, Mo., in May. That prospect makes lawmakers nervous and could create some momentum for a resolution.
“Recovery from hurricane damage on the East Coast must not come at the expense of Missouri’s rebuilding efforts,” Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) said in a Monday statement. “If FEMA can’t fulfill its promise to our state because we have other disasters, that’s unacceptable, and we need to take a serious look at how our disaster response policies are funded and implemented....”
"After Irene, FEMA faces a distaster of its own"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politi...y.html?hpid=z2