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Cantor: No Disaster Relief For Tornado Victims Without Cuts
posted by: Robin Marty
I was lucky enough not to be directly impacted by the tornadoes that whipped through the Midwest on Sunday -- my neighborhood remained untouched, although the area just across the bridge from me was nearly demolished. But I've seen enough of the stories of clean up and heartbreak in Minnesota and Missouri to know that the affected will need lots of immediate help to get back on their feet.
Unfortunately, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor think that help should be contingent on more cuts to the federal budget.
Roll Call reports:
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor on Wednesday stood by his calls to offset any supplemental spending directed at the string of natural disasters in the Midwest, despite complaints from some Democrats and Republicans.
“Nobody should underestimate the tragedy here,” the Virginia Republican told Roll Call in a brief interview Wednesday. “Our hearts reach out to these families.”
But he reiterated his statement this week that Congress needs to find a way to offset the costs of a likely supplemental spending bill. Helping the victims of recent flooding and tornados should come before continuing to fund old or outmoded programs, he said.
“Of course when something like this happens, there is an appropriate federal role,” Cantor said. “Surely ... we can find the money to meet our priorities.”
The federal government has “the capacity to provide the economic aid and relief [needed] and do so in a fiscally responsible manner,” he added, noting that House Republicans have already identified offsets that could be used to replenish existing disaster relief funds.
The House Republicans have never met an opportunity to cut programs that they don't like that they didn't jump on, and never found a victim that they couldn't use as a hostage for their own personal agendas.
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Cantor: No Disaster Relief For Tornado Victims Without Cuts
posted by: Robin Marty
I was lucky enough not to be directly impacted by the tornadoes that whipped through the Midwest on Sunday -- my neighborhood remained untouched, although the area just across the bridge from me was nearly demolished. But I've seen enough of the stories of clean up and heartbreak in Minnesota and Missouri to know that the affected will need lots of immediate help to get back on their feet.
Unfortunately, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor think that help should be contingent on more cuts to the federal budget.
Roll Call reports:
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor on Wednesday stood by his calls to offset any supplemental spending directed at the string of natural disasters in the Midwest, despite complaints from some Democrats and Republicans.
“Nobody should underestimate the tragedy here,” the Virginia Republican told Roll Call in a brief interview Wednesday. “Our hearts reach out to these families.”
But he reiterated his statement this week that Congress needs to find a way to offset the costs of a likely supplemental spending bill. Helping the victims of recent flooding and tornados should come before continuing to fund old or outmoded programs, he said.
“Of course when something like this happens, there is an appropriate federal role,” Cantor said. “Surely ... we can find the money to meet our priorities.”
The federal government has “the capacity to provide the economic aid and relief [needed] and do so in a fiscally responsible manner,” he added, noting that House Republicans have already identified offsets that could be used to replenish existing disaster relief funds.
The House Republicans have never met an opportunity to cut programs that they don't like that they didn't jump on, and never found a victim that they couldn't use as a hostage for their own personal agendas.
( Read more... )
