As Hurricane Helene careened toward Florida’s Panhandle, numerous Republicans voted against extending funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Last week, Congress approved $20 billion for FEMA’s disaster relief fund as part of a stopgap spending bill to fund the government through December 20. But the measure left out billions of dollars in requested supplemental disaster funding.
The Senate approved the measure by a 78-18 vote on September 25 after it passed the House in a 341-82 vote. Republicans supplied the no votes in both chambers.
Some of the Republicans who voted against the bill represent states that have been hard hit by Helene, including Florida Representative Matt Gaetz.
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It makes sense. The only people killed by Helene were gays, immigrants (there were no immigrants in Eden!), and this one guy who was “curious” about being an immigrant. /s
How else do you get to stir shit about fema not having funds if they are properly funded?
Now the orange supporting shit stains have Hurricane Milton on their hands.
Part of me wishes we could simply not help these states. But there are people among them that don’t deserve it.
It’s more than unfair, it’s wicked that the majority of people are being represented by minority voices. It’s costing lives that we aren’t fixing this.
Please, please please people, get more involved in your state and county and community politics so these people stop running uncontested and unexposed.
And even when it doesn’t actually kill people, it’s ruining people’s lives and fun in ways they often will never recover from.
and faux snooze clip interviewing victims complaining about fema. the duh
Don’t worry. Fema will run out of money before the end of hurricane season and Christian Nationalist Mike Johnson has refused to hold any votes giving it additional funding until after the election.
Democrats need to be pushing this out into the public consciousness hard, so when Fema does run out of money and people in dire need can’t get help, they know who to blame.
Yup, just air Mike Johnson saying “I won’t hold votes on this until the election is over”. The ad copy writes itself: Republicans don’t care how many of you or your loved ones die.
I said the same thing. Harris needs to player this on ads everywhere.
And now we are going to see if those same Republicans vote against FEMA funding before Milton hits and does destruction to the ‘Happiest Place On Earth’ in Orlando’ and are going to need to be voted out a month from now (if their seat is up for election this year).
Just to be clear, only Republicans voted against this.
Inb4 “Why are they only talking about Republican no votes???”
Can’t let the libs have a win! Even at the cost of hundreds or thousands of lives.
Some of you will die, but that’s a price I’m willing to pay.
Maybe just move people out permanently and settle them down in a location that is not earthquake, fire or flooding prone? Is there such a place in the US?
Anyone else think there should be some kind of Nuremberg trial for these people?
Hey all, you can go here to find out who your representatives in the House and Senate are and then just type “(person name) official contact” in to your search engine to find out how to email them and let them know what you think of their vote. I sent two angry emails and, surprisingly, one thankful one.
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Wikipedia about this sourceFuck Florida is what our planet is saying. With the things we do, and all the things we ignore, Florida will be gone in like a hundred years. There ate people who are making things worse, and i really don’t know how we will recover.
One would think the next senate/house election in an area saying, “This guy voted against disaster relief for a disaster that directly affected you” would be an absolute killer, but some of these folks would vote for Lucifer if he had a R next to his name.
Her name is R-Kamala Harris.
Instant win!
Well all these representatives go back to their districts and then lie about it. And they say they voted for the relief but Biden denied it.
In fact, only one request has been denied in recent memory and it was by Trump.
And would refuse to vote for Jesus if he ran as a Dem.
They would refuse to vote for Jesus because he’s to woke, regardless of party. XD
They would refuse to vote for Jesus because he’s a non-white Middle Easterner with a Mexican name.
“How could I possibly vote for the DEMONcrat party?” - the qons, probably.
I‘d much rather have Lucifer in power than any republican.
Stupid sexy Lucifer, or the even hotter version the other brother sculpted?
