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
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    2 months ago

    Well, you picked one and I picked one. You chose the “right to try”, 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 you’re exhibiting here. And called me a donkey. Guess you’re having a bad day. Hope it gets better, sweetheart. High school is tough

    • 【J】【u】【s】【t】【Z】@lemmy.world
      1·
      2 months ago

      You realize I’m not the person you were originally arguing back and forth with right?

      By the way, I just replied to your Medicare post a few minutes ago. Thank you for picking one, as my initial post challenged.

      Ps. It was between donkey and twat waffle.

      • Organichedgehog@lemmy.world
        12·
        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?