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laker1963
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Wow, watching the destruction on the news this morning was more then usually depressing.
Those poor souls in Joplin... all that destruction and death. My heart goes out to the good folks of that whole area today. I hope this new batch of bad weather they are talking about does NOT develop.
Those poor souls in Joplin... all that destruction and death. My heart goes out to the good folks of that whole area today. I hope this new batch of bad weather they are talking about does NOT develop.
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Seems as though the congress is trying to get some more money to FEMA though:
In the aftermath of Sunday's devastating tornado in Joplin, Mo., Republicans controlling the House are preparing a $1 billion aid package to make sure federal disaster relief accounts don't run out before the end of the budget year in September.
Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Ala., said the move would ensure that there's enough money for victims of the Joplin tornado, as well as those suffering from flooding in the Mississippi Basin and from tornadoes that swept across Alabama last month.
The additional money would make sure that ongoing relief efforts aren't interrupted as new disaster relief efforts get under way across the South and Midwest.
On Monday, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said that Congress would not approve funds for disaster relief without budget cuts elsewhere. "If there is support for a supplemental, it would be accompanied by support for having pay-fors to that supplemental," he said.
Funny though how Cantor needs to add a stipulation to the extra funding. Though he has no problem passing tax cuts without paying for them, even giving money for subsidies for Big Oil? Interesting...