Fvck off. Politics can go to hell when fellow Americans need help in a disaster.
"Cruz and others voted against it because the Sandy bill was full of loads and loads of pork nonsense". - ONE THING I'VE LEARNED OVER THE YEARS - A POLITICIAN CAN ALWAYS FIND AN
EXCUSE FOR DOING WHAT HE KNOWS IS WRONG, AND FOOLS
LIKE KEEPER WILL ALWAYS FIND AN EXCUSE FOR BELIEVING THEM.
i agree 1000%, & i'll raise you that you should not posture yourself politically when americans are suffering.
When the Senate passed the
long-delayed$50.5 billion Hurricane Sandy reliefpackage Monday,
36 Republicans voted against the bill. But of the 32 no-votes from Senators who are not brand-new members, at least 31 came from Republicans who had previously supported emergency aid efforts following disasters in their own states.
The “hypocritical” list includes:
1.
Kelly Ayotte (R-NH):
Requested disaster aid after Hurricane Sandy.
2. John Barrasso (R-WY), Republican Policy Committee Chair:
Requested disaster aid after flooding.3.
Roy Blunt (R-MO), Republican Conference Vice Chair:
Demanded the Senate be called back from recess to pass disaster aid during a drought and
boasts: “When a disaster surpasses the ability of states and communities to rebuild, Senator Blunt believes the federal government should prioritize spending to help the people whose lives and livelihoods are impacted. During his time in the Senate, he has fought tirelessly to ensure that Missouri gets its fair share of those federal resources specifically dedicated to disaster recovery.”
4. John Boozman (R-AR):
Requested disaster aid after snow storms in January 2013.
5. Richard Burr (R-NC): Requested disaster aid after severe storms.
6. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA):
Requested disaster aid after flooding.
7. Dan Coats (R-IN):
Requested disaster aid after tornadoes.
8. Tom Coburn (R-OK):
Requested disaster aid after winter storms and for
extreme drought.
9. Bob Corker (R-TN):
Requested disaster aid after flooding and
asked for supplemental emergency flood relief.
10. John Cornyn (R-TX), Republican Minority Whip:
Demanded drought relief aid and
requested disaster aid for wildfires.
11. Mike Crapo (R-ID):
Boasted of obtaining a FEMA fire safety grant and
pushed for a billproviding emergency drought relief.
12. Mike Enzi (R-WY):
Requested disaster relief after flooding.
13. Lindsey Graham (R-SC):
Requested disaster relief after freezing and
boasted of obtaining emergency drought relief.
14. Chuck Grassley (R-IA):
Requested disaster relief after severe hail storms
.15. Orrin Hatch (R-UT):
Requested disaster relief after flooding.
16. James Inhofe (R-OK):
Boasted of obtaining disaster relief after severe storms and
drought.
17. Johnny Isakson (R-GA): Requested disaster aid after flooding.
18. Mike Johanns (R-NE):
Requesteddisaster relief after flooding and
blasted Democrats for “inaction on disaster relief” for drought and wildfires.
19. Ron Johnson (R-WI):
Requested disaster relief after a blizzard.
20. Mark Kirk (R-IL): Appealed after FEMA denied assistance following severe storms and tornadoes
.21. Mike Lee (R-UT): After calling federal disaster relief unconstitutional,
endorsed relief aid after flooding in Utah
.22. John McCain (R-AZ):
Endorsed disaster relief after flooding
