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Florida Legislators Vote Against Hurricane Aid

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Florida Legislators Vote Against Hurricane Aid

Post by TC Talks » Mon Oct 03, 2022 9:04 am

They beg for assistance and vote against it.
Florida’s Republican senators have asked for federal funding to help with relief after Hurricane Ian ripped through the state ― despite neither lawmaker voting on Thursday for billions in disaster relief, some of which would go toward hurricane recovery efforts.

On Friday, Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott sent a joint letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee chairs asking for funding to “provide much needed assistance to Florida.” The letter was first reported by the Tallahassee Democrat.

“Hurricane Ian will be remembered and studied as one of the most devastating hurricanes to hit the United States. Communities across Florida have been completely destroyed, and lives have been forever changed,” the senators wrote.

“A robust and timely federal response, including through supplemental programs and funding, will be required to ensure that sufficient resources are provided to rebuild critical infrastructure and public services capacity, and to assist our fellow Floridians in rebuilding their lives.”

But just one day earlier, Scott and Rubio refused to vote for such additional funding. The stopgap spending bill that the Senate passed on Thursday includes about $18.8 billion in additional funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to respond to Hurricane Ian and future disasters.

All 25 senators who refused to vote for the bill were Republicans. Scott voted against it, and Rubio didn’t vote at all. The House also passed the bill, with Republicans overwhelmingly voting against it.
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Re: Florida Legislators Vote Against Hurricane Aid

Post by Rate This » Mon Oct 03, 2022 9:11 am

TC Talks wrote:
Mon Oct 03, 2022 9:04 am
They beg for assistance and vote against it.
Florida’s Republican senators have asked for federal funding to help with relief after Hurricane Ian ripped through the state ― despite neither lawmaker voting on Thursday for billions in disaster relief, some of which would go toward hurricane recovery efforts.

On Friday, Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott sent a joint letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee chairs asking for funding to “provide much needed assistance to Florida.” The letter was first reported by the Tallahassee Democrat.

“Hurricane Ian will be remembered and studied as one of the most devastating hurricanes to hit the United States. Communities across Florida have been completely destroyed, and lives have been forever changed,” the senators wrote.

“A robust and timely federal response, including through supplemental programs and funding, will be required to ensure that sufficient resources are provided to rebuild critical infrastructure and public services capacity, and to assist our fellow Floridians in rebuilding their lives.”

But just one day earlier, Scott and Rubio refused to vote for such additional funding. The stopgap spending bill that the Senate passed on Thursday includes about $18.8 billion in additional funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to respond to Hurricane Ian and future disasters.

All 25 senators who refused to vote for the bill were Republicans. Scott voted against it, and Rubio didn’t vote at all. The House also passed the bill, with Republicans overwhelmingly voting against it.
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There were a lot of Republicans who were also taking credit for the infrastructure bill and a few other things touting the benefits right after they voted against those too. It’s a pattern.



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Re: Florida Legislators Vote Against Hurricane Aid

Post by km1125 » Mon Oct 03, 2022 10:40 am

I heard yesterday that less than 50% of that bill was actually related in any way to "emergency management", and THAT was why it was voted against. Take out those non-related pork projects, and all those senators would likely have voted for the bill.



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Re: Florida Legislators Vote Against Hurricane Aid

Post by Rate This » Mon Oct 03, 2022 1:15 pm

km1125 wrote:
Mon Oct 03, 2022 10:40 am
I heard yesterday that less than 50% of that bill was actually related in any way to "emergency management", and THAT was why it was voted against. Take out those non-related pork projects, and all those senators would likely have voted for the bill.
Let’s have 1 bill for every item… and take a vote on it one at a time then.



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Re: Florida Legislators Vote Against Hurricane Aid

Post by Deleted User 15846 » Mon Oct 03, 2022 4:38 pm

" Pull yourself up by your boot straps"

" Take Responsibility"

" You didn't have faith in Jesus, so this is happened to you"

" Stop whining"

" Be a Man

" Stop being a pussy"

" It's your fault that the hurricane hit you, your house was in the wrong place"

" Democrats just want handouts"

The sheeple voted for these draconian wretches, now they are left to contemplate the outcome.

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Re: Florida Legislators Vote Against Hurricane Aid

Post by Rate This » Mon Oct 03, 2022 4:46 pm

Biden should open an announcement of aid with “despite the protestations of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis against hurricane aid when he was a House member in 2013…” and then show the people he wants to help them and DeSantis is an opportunist.



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Re: Florida Legislators Vote Against Hurricane Aid

Post by bmw » Mon Oct 03, 2022 5:15 pm

Rate This wrote:
Mon Oct 03, 2022 1:15 pm
Let’s have 1 bill for every item… and take a vote on it one at a time then.
I see our good friend "the straw man" has taken up full residence in these forums.

He didn't say 1 bill for "every item." He said keep the bill limited in scope to hurricane aid.



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Re: Florida Legislators Vote Against Hurricane Aid

Post by Rate This » Mon Oct 03, 2022 5:39 pm

bmw wrote:
Mon Oct 03, 2022 5:15 pm
Rate This wrote:
Mon Oct 03, 2022 1:15 pm
Let’s have 1 bill for every item… and take a vote on it one at a time then.
I see our good friend "the straw man" has taken up full residence in these forums.

He didn't say 1 bill for "every item." He said keep the bill limited in scope to hurricane aid.
When you have a bunch of unrelated things.... by your standard you need separate bills for them. piling things together is just how it works. Its like making sausage... it's ugly but the horse trading is necessary. Voting against the bill to help your constituents who are down there in an emergency that's ONGOING because somebody stuck something else in there strikes me as a H*** FUCK YOU to the people who need the aid. It should be a "whatever it takes to get my state help, come hell or high water we're gonna get it" thing.



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Re: Florida Legislators Vote Against Hurricane Aid

Post by MotorCityRadioFreak » Mon Oct 03, 2022 8:14 pm

Fuck DeSatan. He and his ilk don’t want the money, send it to us.


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Re: Florida Legislators Vote Against Hurricane Aid

Post by TC Talks » Mon Oct 03, 2022 9:13 pm

bmw wrote:
Mon Oct 03, 2022 5:15 pm
Rate This wrote:
Mon Oct 03, 2022 1:15 pm
Let’s have 1 bill for every item… and take a vote on it one at a time then.
I see our good friend "the straw man" has taken up full residence in these forums.

He didn't say 1 bill for "every item." He said keep the bill limited in scope to hurricane aid.
Just like the Republicans? Give me a break. This is gone both ways since forever, this is how government works.


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