Three weeks ago when congress was trying to pass a CR to fund the government, it'll come as a shock to no one that the Republican hardliners
refused to give FEMA the funds it needs:
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Republicans in disaster-prone states, eager to present a united front during government funding talks, are shrugging off a disaster aid cliff - even as a storm barrels toward the Gulf Coast.
...."Disasters happen," said Florida Republican Rep. Mario Daz-Balart, chair of the State-Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee, when asked about Johnson's continuing resolution.... "I'm not too concerned at this stage."
That CR failed so they had another chance to do the right thing last week.
Nope:
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Lawmakers from disaster-prone states - on both sides of the aisle - were aghast this week at the lack of additional dollars for FEMA's already depleted disaster relief fund and other federal disaster programs.
As the House and Senate's top four leaders met last weekend to negotiate a deal to keep the government funded, they were forced to acquiesce to the demands of Congress' most conservative fiscal hawks, whose votes were thought to be pivotal for passage.... The funding omission was made all the more striking by the fact that lawmakers were leaving Washington two days ahead of schedule, in part because of the hurricane.
So Republicans refused disaster aid EVEN WITH A HURRICANE BARRELING TOWARD THE COAST! But of course they aren't missing a chance to pretend that Dems are somehow ignoring the crises.
Seriously, fu** these guys. They are literally the worst.
