As Hurricane Helene careened toward Floridaās Panhandle, numerousĀ Republicans voted against extending funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Last week,Ā Congress approved $20 billion for FEMAās 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.
TheĀ 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, includingĀ Florida Representative Matt Gaetz.
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Iād imagine theyāve proven otherwise many times. People arenāt one-dimensional pain-inflicting villainous caricatures. But nothing I say would convince you of that.
If you can give me a single solid event, I might be willing to believe it. But when people ask for proof and you respond āitās happened, many people are saying it, but you wouldnāt believe meā thatās not a very convincing argument. Nor are the actions of local Republicans a convincing argument in favor of them not being mustache-twirling comic book villains. I believe this about them because this is all that they have given me reason to believe about them. If your every action is in service to evil then I label you evil. I will change my labels if and when they choose to act outside of them. I have seen precious little acting outside of that label since Iāve been old enough to pay attention to politics.
Ok, if you say āshow me one single act where a Republican acted with any singular other interest besides the explicit directive of making people sufferā Iāll spend my time finding an instance. Or you can just admit that you didnāt mean what you said, and no matter what I say you wonāt change your mind, and we can go about our days.
Can you find one vote which republicans voted for people?
Wikipedia says congressional Republicans expanded Medicare, supporting a new drug plan for seniors starting in 2006.
Now can you please move the goalposts, tell me why it doesnāt count, it was too long ago, etc. Iām sure thereās no way I could spend another 20 seconds finding other examples lol
you canāt find anything recent?