Why would Speaker Johnson refuse to call a vote for more hurricane aid until AFTER the election when we are having back to back horrible hurricanes?

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

The same reason they do everything, to try and blame Democrats even though no one's going to fall for it.

[Opinion Owner]

Seems even Tom falls for all the lying. It's been debunked many times over that this migrant money is not from the FEMA disaster fund and should it run out of money, it had nothing to do with that. That money came from a different fund. Sad people are either too dumb or too disinterested in actual truth to see it.

[purplepoppy]

Helping hurricane victims is communism. Wasn't that they mantra when new Orleans got flattened?

[Asker]

Yup!

[razelove]

Right now they're tense leading up to an election on both sides of the aisle. After the election that will be way different, win or lose.

It would also affect how any bill would be worded and need to be voted on again anyway because the partisan politics are so insane now.

[AviatorTom]

FEMA was given plenty of money by Congress, and should be able to fund relief for Hurricanes Helene and Milton, but they don't. They spent the majority of their budget on housing and support for illegal aliens, at the direction of the Biden-Harris administration.

Johnson is playing politics, blaming the Democrats, as any good politician should.

[BarryLiverstone]

Sources? I am shocked fema spent most of their budget on housing like that

[Syntosi]

Even if that is true, its not, that would still mean that FEMA needs more money to respond to the natural disasters. It would still mean that the GOP is willing to let people suffer and die for their political benefit over some coins.

[AviatorTom]

@Syntosi If the situation were reversed, the Democrats would do the same thing. And don't think they wouldn't... that's how politics works.

[Syntosi]

No, I have no reason to believe they would do that as to my knowledge they have never done anything similar.

[Asker]

Do you have any idea how many states of emergency have been called in just the last year? In just the past 3 weeks, there have been 2 CAT 5 hurricanes affecting multiple states. Do you have any idea how much it cost to deal with that? "Plenty of money" is bullshit. Also, "FEMA money for illegals" has also been debunked as bullshit. These lies about illegals has to stop!

[Syntosi]

USA is the worlds super power. It can basically clap its magic ass cheeks and conjure an endless stream of money and I am only partially joking. If there is a political will inside USA then they can do it financially, no matter what it is.

[Avicenna]

Well, according to the White House, FEMA has enough money to take care of disaster relief for Helene and Milton (are you saying they’re lying?):

White House says FEMA has enough money

FEMA just got allocated $20 billion. How much more money would you give FEMA when the White House says it has enough?

[Asker]

Did you actually read the entire article? They're talking about funding for immediate support for just 2 hurricanes! Did you read what Mayorkas said? Hurricane season is just getting warmed up! What about all of the other disasters FEMA has to deal with? What do you do about insurance companies closing shop in multiple states because of back to back disasters? $20 billion dollars or $100 billion dollars is just scratching the surface! Have you looked at how much money is WASTED on our military budget? Perspective is everything...

[Avicenna]

I did read the article, and it directly contradicts what you said, meaning you don’t know what you’re talking about. Also, it’s late in hurricane season, not just getting warmed up.

As to your rants about insurance, that‘s an issue that does need to be addressed, but it’s an issue that state governments take care of.

Military spending is often very wasteful, that’s true. Which military missions are you willing to give up? Which weapons systems? Benefits for servicemembers?

[BarryLiverstone]

Because it would take a bill and law to be created and then voted on. Congress doesn’t just call for votes for.$

[Asker]

What are you talking about? Congress does it all of the time! Do you understand how our Government works? Did you actually take a civics class?

[BarryLiverstone]

I understand how the gov works. And it does take a law.

[Asker]

The Speaker has to call a vote to the floor of the House first. That's the power of being Speaker.

[BarryLiverstone]

Correct. And the speaker calls for a vote on a specific bill. They can’t just call for a vote for $.

[Asker]

Right... and Johnson refused to call a vote. That's my point!

[BarryLiverstone]

Of course he refused. Much like a democratic leader often refuses to call votes when they are in power. It’s called politics and both sides do it

[Asker]

I don't give a damn who does it! Not ok dealing with back to back natural disasters!

[LongSchlongDong]

Easy because he doesn't want money going to hurricane victims that the Democrats will use to buy votes with before an election duh... Like vote for Harris and we will get you the money you need type shit

[gatixek710]

why would FEMA waste billions on illegal immigrants?

[Asker]

They didn't. Thanks for sharing a fully debunked Faux News talking point.

[gatixek710]

Weird here’s KJP admittting they’re giving FEMA money to illegals.

x.com/chicago1ray/status/1843321647270703486?s=61

[Asker]

WTF? "Billions" of FEMA funding for this? How do you come up with these numbers? Where did you hear her say how much?

[gatixek710]

Oh, we’ve moved on from “It’s not happening “ to “It’s happening but not that much”. Next will be “here’s why FEMA giving money to illegals is a good thing”. Rinse, repeat with you clowns.

[Asker]

In your mind, apparently "migrants" and "illegal aliens" is the same thing, right? Just like you believe JD's claim that over 80 million 'illegals" are in the country (1 out of 4 in the US). Also, all of you good Christians out there seem to get off on letting people starve and die while you preach compassion? Dehumanization makes it easier for you to swallow. Once "mass deportation now " goes into effect, it will be a nightmare of unprecedented scale. Christian white nationalists and"replacement theory " adherents believe this is the path towards paradise on Earth. History clearly shows us it's not!

[gatixek710]

oh, now we pivot and go for an emotional outburst. Just like a toddler.