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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  • Organichedgehog@lemmy.world
    11Ā·
    2 months ago

    Well, you picked one and I picked one. You chose the ā€œright to tryā€, ignored all the positives, focused on some possible negative, then implied that every Repub that voted for it did so only in order to further their evil plans.

    Then I chose the expansion of Medicare in 2006, and got crickets.

    You ignored all of that and focused in on a reddit thread showing the exact type of extremist responses that youā€™re exhibiting here. And called me a donkey. Guess youā€™re having a bad day. Hope it gets better, sweetheart. High school is tough

      • Organichedgehog@lemmy.world
        12Ā·
        2 months ago

        Uhhh what? Did you forget what you wrote? Every part of my prior comment is directly referencing a part of yours. Are you having a stroke or something?