Hopefully mine was a dissenter.
Not. Another. Dime.
9 billion???? Good Lord I thought the total was 60 million. Is the rest of that pork????? Good Lord we are doomed. Does the tax increase on the 450 thousand folks even cover 9 billion?????
Not sure how I feel about this. I’m frustrated that our Congress critters can’t seem to figure out how to cut spending. On the other hand, why wouldn’t the feds provide disaster relief in this case when they do for other natural disasters? (Not saying that the feds should EVER provide such relief, or that this dollar amount is appropriate if they do.)
Cox: Sandy Relief Bill ‘Pork-Laden’
Earlier today Gov. Andrew Cuomo wondered out loud where Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and Republican Chairman Ed Cox were on the $60.4 billion Sandy relief bill that’s stalled in the GOP-led House of Representatives.
Skelos had actually released a statement prior to the governor’s comments.
But Cox didn’t until now, and it’s critical of the measure for attaching too much ancillary or “pork” related spending to the measure. But Cox signaled in the statement that while the measure’s passage was “complicated” by the fiscal cliff contretemps, the state Republican Party is disappointed DC lawmakers couldn’t agree on a relief measure.
The statement also takes a veiled swipe about “playing partisan politics in the press.”
The Associated Press reported this afternoon that House Speaker John Boehner has told lawmakers a vote on Sandy aid would be held by Jan. 15.
Needless to say, these aren’t exactly the words of Republican Rep. Peter King, who slammed the House leadership for not taking up the bill, going as far as to suggest New York donors shouldn’t contribute to the GOP unless the bill is approved.
http://capitaltonightny.ynn.com/2013/01/cox-sandy-relief-bill-pork-laden/
Psst...IIRC, FEMA has a fund set aside...why MORE money??
And don't private companies sell the Insurance?? Is there double dipping??
Hurricane Sandy pork list
More pork. :(
Call me cynical but all dissent at this point is just for show. Even if the honest R’s don’t know it, they’re part of a game.