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House conservatives are wasting no time in demanding that emergency spending for Hurricane Sandy be offset by spending cuts to the rest of the budget.
The White House on Friday requested Congress to pass a $60.4 billion bill to pay for damage resulting from Sandy.
Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and other GOP leaders have so far been mum on whether they will demand spending cuts to match.
The right wing members of the House conference are not waiting to make their feelings known.
Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), who sits on the Appropriations Committee, said she will need to see offsets on Wednesday as did Rep. Raul Labrador (R-Idaho).
“We have these emergencies every year and we should prepare for that in our budget,” Labrador said.
“No pun intended, we should have a rainy day fund,” Rep. Jeff Landry (R-La.) said.
The August 2011 debt deal allows the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s disaster relief fund to have up to $11 billion this year in extra funds for a disaster, but this money is not enough for the historic damage cause by Sandy according to the governors of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
Once again the far-right of the GOP (are there any moderates left?) show us how compassionate they are and prove why a majority of Americans hold them in low regard concerning the welfare of the nation.
I know this is an alien concept for Libs...
At some point we need to stop spending money we do not have...
Once again the far-right of the GOP (are there any moderates left?) show us how compassionate they are and prove why a majority of Americans hold them in low regard concerning the welfare of the nation.
House conservatives demand offsets for Hurricane Sandy aid - The Hill's On The Money
House conservatives are wasting no time in demanding that emergency spending for Hurricane Sandy be offset by spending cuts to the rest of the budget.
The White House on Friday requested Congress to pass a $60.4 billion bill to pay for damage resulting from Sandy.
Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and other GOP leaders have so far been mum on whether they will demand spending cuts to match.
The right wing members of the House conference are not waiting to make their feelings known.
Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), who sits on the Appropriations Committee, said she will need to see offsets on Wednesday as did Rep. Raul Labrador (R-Idaho).
We have these emergencies every year and we should prepare for that in our budget, Labrador said.
No pun intended, we should have a rainy day fund, Rep. Jeff Landry (R-La.) said.
The August 2011 debt deal allows the Federal Emergency Management Agencys disaster relief fund to have up to $11 billion this year in extra funds for a disaster, but this money is not enough for the historic damage cause by Sandy according to the governors of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
Yea well as usual, it's packed with other spending, mark me not surprised
for example -
SENATE SANDY AID PROPOSAL: The Senate released details of its $60.4 billion Sandy aid legislation. Among the spending: $482 million to NOAA for severe weather forecasting, marine debris cleanup, repair of facilities and equipment and coastal ecosystem protection; $810 million to EPA for clean water and drinking water state revolving funds to upgrade water infrastructure; $5 million for EPAs leaking underground storage tank cleanup program; $2 million for Superfund sites; $3 million to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to repair a New Jersey oil spill response testing facility; $78 million to the Fish and Wildlife Service for national wildlife refuges; and $4.4 million for Forest Service recovery efforts.
POLITICO Morning Energy - POLITICO.com
Get the point?
I agree we should offset the Sandy aid money with cuts to the military budget.
Once again the far-right of the GOP (are there any moderates left?) show us how compassionate they are and prove why a majority of Americans hold them in low regard concerning the welfare of the nation.
House conservatives demand offsets for Hurricane Sandy aid - The Hill's On The Money
House conservatives are wasting no time in demanding that emergency spending for Hurricane Sandy be offset by spending cuts to the rest of the budget.
The White House on Friday requested Congress to pass a $60.4 billion bill to pay for damage resulting from Sandy.
Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and other GOP leaders have so far been mum on whether they will demand spending cuts to match.
The right wing members of the House conference are not waiting to make their feelings known.
Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), who sits on the Appropriations Committee, said she will need to see offsets on Wednesday as did Rep. Raul Labrador (R-Idaho).
“We have these emergencies every year and we should prepare for that in our budget,” Labrador said.
“No pun intended, we should have a rainy day fund,” Rep. Jeff Landry (R-La.) said.
The August 2011 debt deal allows the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s disaster relief fund to have up to $11 billion this year in extra funds for a disaster, but this money is not enough for the historic damage cause by Sandy according to the governors of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
So, the victims of Sandy should have to wait for relief because Republicans want unrelated spending cuts in return? Talk about bullshit -- you're wading in it.
Why is it the politicians we elect will just end up doing the bare
minimum again...they will not do a whole lot to resolve this and they
will again kick the can down the road and will promise to get back to spending cuts
some time soon... but will not.
I agree we should offset the Sandy aid money with cuts to the military budget.
I agree we should offset the Sandy aid money with cuts to the military budget.
Defense budget is a favorite of the the left to decimate.
Just as taxing the shit out of the rich.They say it's only a few points.
Well now it's just a few points and so much in cuts to defense...
What do we do when we find raising taxes and cutting the defense budget
doesn't do what the lefties believe it will do...
WE go back and hit defense and those evil rich people again...
