Congress approved $20 billion for FEMA's disaster relief fund as Hurricane Helene was heading toward Florida.

As Hurricane Helene careened toward Florida’s Panhandle, numerous Republicans voted against extending funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Last week, Congress approved $20 billion for FEMA’s 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.

The 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, including Florida Representative Matt Gaetz.

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  • Organichedgehog@lemmy.world
    124·
    2 months ago

    Martyr complex lol. Lemmy users love to assume that if you don’t demonize half of the country, that you’re a Nazi. You are the real caricature. I’ve been a straight ticket dem voter since I was 18 in the 04 election, probably longer than you’ve been alive. That doesn’t fit your extremely narrow worldview though lol

    • catsarebadpeople@sh.itjust.works
      151·
      2 months ago

      Cry about how poorly everyone is treating Republicans for doing what they are doing then say you’re a “dem”. Lol, good try. This strategy gets posted often in far right forums.

      Also I didn’t say anything about Nazis. You brought that up. Really going through the checklist aren’t we? I said that the title of this post is about how Republicans did something objectively evil. I then called you out for defending that and trying to demonize the entire Lemmy community with a straw man. I’m sure that there are some Republican voters who are appalled by this vote and I hope they see what their party stands for.

      Your attempt to create outrage and keep others from engaging will not work here.

      • Organichedgehog@lemmy.world
        118·
        2 months ago

        Goddamn, you types are really weird. There’s always one of you calling me a pLaNt. I don’t even see what my motivation would be, lol “omg he’s saying people are multidimensional and have different motivations, must be a Republican PLANT trying to KEEP OTHERS FROM ENGAGING”, lol it “WILL NOT WORK HERE”, do you hear yourself and how insane that sounds? As if that’s more plausible than a progressive dem that believes that maybe 50% of the country aren’t solely motivated by the drive to inflict suffering?

        what a dimented worldview to have, I genuinely feel sorry for you, that that’s the world you live in. That my totally reasonable takes in this thread defines me, a literal straight-ticket dem voter for 20 years, as a Republican plant

        • catsarebadpeople@sh.itjust.works
          61·
          2 months ago

          Good thing everything on the internet is true. You must be a real “dem” for sure. That is how us “dems” refer to ourselves all the time. Right fellow dem? Actually, I’m not a dem. I’m a straight ticket repub. I’ve just become disenfranchised with my party due to their policies which is what this post is actually about. For some reason you want to talk about anything but that though… Strange.

          Instead of trying to convince people of something completely unverifiable, do you care to comment on the actual subject of this post or are you just here to complain about how everyone picks on the poor Republicans who are actively trying to block aid to hurricane victims so that they’ll be unable to vote in swing states?

          • Organichedgehog@lemmy.world
            18·
            2 months ago

            Lol dude get a life, my comments are straightforward and comprehensive. Idgaf if you don’t want to read them, want to make a thousand strawmans, or make me into a REPUBLICAN PLANT that has REAL REASONS to lie about that. You very clearly project your bizarre worldview onto others. Have fun with that.

              • Organichedgehog@lemmy.world
                17·
                2 months ago

                Reading comprehension doesn’t seem to be your strong suit. Why would I waste any actual thought on some weird teenager who thinks there are uNdErCoVer rEpUbLiCaNs in this thread CREATING OUTRAGE and KEEPING OTHERS FROM ENGAGING lolol, I have a hard time even typing that out without cringing, you weirdo

                • catsarebadpeople@sh.itjust.works
                  41·
                  2 months ago

                  Sigh. Don’t be so dramatic. I’m just here to talk about the actual subject of this post. I didn’t care about your voting preferences. I just think it’s wrong to try and block disaster aid.

                  • Organichedgehog@lemmy.world
                    16·
                    2 months ago

                    Lol “sigh” followed by “don’t be dramatic”, classic :) also following your bizarre accusations about my NEFARIOUS MOTIVATIONS, totally not dramatic

                    Kinda weird to say “I don’t care about your voting preferences” after explicitly making this our back-and-forth all about my voting preferences (well, your incorrect assumption about my voting preferences)