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Climate change, disaster aid and hypocrisy
Posted: Jan 13, 2013
Below is a list of 37 (out of the 67) GOP hypocrites who voted against the $9 billion Sandy relief funds, STRICTLY DEDICATED to flood insurance guarantees, after they had supported and/or praised emergency aid services for other disasters that affected their own constituents. Unlike the ad hominem attempts to somehow discredit climate change by launching personal attacks against one of its most ardent spokespersons, the hypocrisy exposed here amongst this large group of pols leaves no doubt in any rational person's mind about their very, very questionable motives and the obscene politicization of disaster relief, not to mention the callous apathy toward the Blue States victims.
Rep. Dan Benishek (R-MI): Endorsed USDA emergency crop relief assistance for 72 counties after spring 2012 freezes, a request former Governor Tom Vilsack (D-IA) and USDA Secretary approved in 18 days, once county-wide loss assessment reports were submitted and reviewed. No humans were displaced from their homes or jobs in the interim.
Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN): Requested disaster relief after flooding in 2010.
http://blackburn.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=183677
Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL): Promoted relief funds after a 2011 tornado. He even held a town hall meeting with victims to walk them through their federal assistance options and application process.
http://www.leftinalabama.com/diary/8156/mo-brooks-sba-fema-red-cross-holding-town-halls-today
Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA): Praised FEMA 2009 flooding relief and bragged about the role he and his staff played in getting the prompt relief for his area
http://broun.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=147706
Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH): Requested disaster relief after 2012 storms.
Rep. Mike Conaway (R-TX): Endorsed disaster funding after storms and urged expeditious processing of Governor Perry’s application for emergency declaration.
http://conaway.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=74688
Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R-TN): Endorsed disaster funding after storms, tornadoes and flooding in 2011.
http://desjarlais.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=284607
Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI): Supported disaster funding after spate of killer Midwest tornadoes in 2011.
http://duffy.house.gov/news/reports-congressman-duffys-tour-merrill
Rep. John Duncan (R-TN): Requested disaster declaration after storms caused flooding in 2010.
http://duncan.house.gov/press-release/tn-delegation-calls-federal-disaster-assistance
Rep. Stephen Fincher (R-TN): Endorsed disaster tax relief and bragged about his role in securing disaster relief funds.
http://fincher.house.gov/press-release/fincher-announces-support-southeastern-disaster-tax-relief
Rep. Virginia Foxx ! (R-NC): Supported disaster declaration and its resulting USDA crop freezing relief.
http://www.wataugademocrat.com/2007/0423web/easterweekend.php
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX): Pushed Bush to extend disaster declaration to include more counties after Hurricane Ike in 2008 and posted “how to apply” primer on his website.
http://gohmert.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=211118
Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA): Supported drought relief emergency crop assistance.
http://goodlatte.house.gov/press_releases/88
Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ): Requested immediate relief after 2011 floods from the US Forest Service.
Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO): Asked for disaster declaration after flooding in 2011.
http://graves.house.gov/latest-news/missouri-delegation-supports-request-for-emergency-declaration/
Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD): Supported USDA emergency relief during a drought.
http://harris.house.gov/press-release/drought-relief-update-congressman-andy-harris
Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL): Requested emergency drought relief in 2012 from the USDA.
http://hultgren.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=421
Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R-KS): Supported disaster declaration after 2009 storms.
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH): Asked for a disaster declaration after 2012 storms.
Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO): Asked for disaster support amid 2012 wildfires.
Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-TX): Requested disaster declaration after Tropical Storm Hermine in 2010.
http://burgess.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=211468
Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC): Personally took on an SBA in a 2011 House hearing entitled, “Is the SBA Meeting the Needs of Disaster Victims?”.
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-112hhrg72209/html/CHRG-112hhrg72209.htm
Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX): Blasted FEMA for denying a disaster relief request for wildfires. I remember this one. Governor Slick Rick tried to get FEMA to designate 252 out of 254 counties in May of 2011. This was after FEMA had already granted 25 wildfire grants for local outbreaks. FEMA finally did grant another request in July that year after Perry pared down that number from 252 to 45 !! Neugebauer also pushed for USDA disaster relief for farmers in 2007.
http://randy.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=20&itemid=1167
Rep. Steven Palazzo (R-MS): Backed emergency funds for Katrina cleanup. Evidently, cleanup is not a pressing concern of his party when it’s needed on the Eastern Seaboard, since they saw fit to separate that part of the aid out of this first meager vote.
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/01/palazzo-sandy-katrina-fema.php?ref=fpa
Rep. Steve Pearce (R-NM): Pushed the Bush administration to declare a disaster after Hurricane Dolly.
Rep. Tom Petri (R-WI): Praised disaster declaration during a drought.
http://petri.house.gov/press-release/petri-applauds-disaster-declaration
Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS): Encouraged voters to apply for USDA assistance during drought.
http://pompeo.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=305378
Rep. Tom Price (R-GA): Called for FEMA disaster relief after tornadoes. Interesting to note he also supported the Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2012.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/112/hr6233
Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN): Called for an urgent disaster declaration after 2009 tornadoes. http://roe.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=214795
Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN): Backed a request for disaster relief after flooding
http://rokita.house.gov/sites/rokita.house.gov/files/Indiana%20Delegation%20Letter%20to%20Obama.pdf
Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA): Supported request for USDA and SBA relief after fires.
http://boxer.senate.gov/en/press/releases/111808.cfm
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI): Took “Swift action” in requesting a disaster declaration after flooding.
http://paulryan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=200268
Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI): Backed disaster relief after flooding.
http://sensenbrenner.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=73665
Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN): Signed onto a request for disaster relief after flooding.
http://rokita.house.gov/sites/rokita.house.gov/files/Indiana%20Delegation%20Letter%20to%20Obama.pdf
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX): Blasted the denial Governor Slick Rick’s failed attempt to get a STATEWIDE disaster declaration amid Texas wildfires. See details in #23 above.
http://thornberry.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=239701
Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC): Endorsed USDA drought relief.
http://joewilson.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1221
Rep. Robert Woodall (R-GA): Requested a disaster declaration from USDA amid 2011 drought.
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I think they're voting on it again today, but - bootstraps
[ In Reply To ..]there's speculation it won't pass again.
Great work on this research!!
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