I don’t believe this. Yes he did, I just googled it.
Check this out: http://www.abc3340.com/news/stories/1209/689833.html
Alabama - On Tuesday the President declared a major disaster exists in the State of Alabama and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by Tropical Storm Ida during the period of November 9-10, 2009.
Federal funding is available to State and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by Tropical Storm Ida in Baldwin and Mobile Counties.
Federal funding is also available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard
He thinks the US tax money is his to throw around for his own agenda and discretion. As Michael Steel said recently , He his giving Americans the middle finger (paraphrase)
Thanks for the link. I was skeptical too.
Unbelievable, this is politics at its worst.