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

As Hurricane Helene careened toward Floridaā€™s Panhandle, numerousĀ Republicans voted against extending funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Last week,Ā Congress approved $20 billion for FEMAā€™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.

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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  • Doxatek@mander.xyz
    15Ā·
    2 months ago

    Not necessarily about this bill in particular but I hate the bill bundling bullshit in general. Sometimes the bill appears to be about something I care about but in the bill is a ton of irrelevant stuff that sometimes I absolutely hate. I wish this wasnā€™t able to work like this itā€™s deceptive on purpose

    • nooneescapesthelaw@mander.xyz
      3Ā·
      2 months ago

      Agreed, especially because lobbyists will get shit that otherwise wouldnā€™t pass to be bundled in the bill. One example is the infrastructure bill and all the non-infrastructure related stuff they put in there