Senate Republicans block FEMA disaster relief funds

[Playinghardball]

Source: Raw Story

A package of disaster relief funding worth $7 billion was blocked from coming up for a vote by Senate Republicans on Monday, drawing sharp condemnation from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) who lambasted the conservative party for abandoning Americans in need.

"Last night, Democrats tried to move forward on a measure that would have granted the Federal Emergency Management Agency additional funding to help communities devastated by natural disasters," Sen. Reid said in an advisory.

"This ought to be the least political issue going – whether to reach out a helping hand to our friends and neighbors in their time of need," he continued. "They have lost friends and loved ones. Their homes, businesses and livelihoods have been destroyed by acts of god. Their communities are under water or reduced to rubble.

"It’s in our power to help them. But last night Republicans overwhelmingly voted to prevent us from coming to their aid. They prevented us from getting disaster aid to American families and businesses that need it now."



Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/09/13/senate-republicans-block-fema-disaster-relief-funds/

[Gman]

1. Deny any perceived victory for Democrats at all costs

that's the game.

[roguevalley]

8. commercial idea

no words

dead babies in trees after hurricane

texas burnt to the ground.

chasms of earthquakes swallowing old people.

eric cantor sitting down at the jobs speech while everyone else stands.

end

[theoldman]

2. Any disaster aid would create jobs to rebuild the areas hit by floods.

This would reduce unemployment and make Obama look good.

[benld74]

3. Once more - It ONLY got 53 VOTES! Where were rest of DEMS!!!!

[Nancy Waterman]

4. The rest of what Dems?

Aren't there only 54 of them?

[SoapBox]

6. According to this....51 Dems, 2 Independents and 47 Thugs = 100

...but Traitor Joe L. lumped in with the Dems...thank goodness Bernie is also in there.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate

...great info page on the Senate.

[dixiegrrrrl]

10. 53 out of possible 100 votes in the Senate..maybe you are thinking of the House?

The Senate has 100 members; the House of Representatives has 435 members and six non-voting delegates.

[SoapBox]

5. wow...those are some kind of balls ya got there, GOPBaggers.

Man...these creeps HATE America so much. Lemmings...wake the F up.

[Hubert Flottz]

7. They should be impeached.

They don't give a flying fuck what the people need or want. All they care about is "WINNING" They are like spoiled brats.

[IrishAle]

9. Serious: It's time....

It is time to put the GOP and in particular the Tea Party faction on the domestic Terrorist watch list.

I honestly think they should be charged with treason for their obvious working process of overthrowing the Republic, but I know that will not happen.

(repeat) Our Republic is being replaced with Corperate Fuedalism.

[Drew Richards]

11. THIS should be retweeted everywhere and should be front page news...

But of course we all know who actually controls all the media in this country...

[PADemD]

12. Images of Hurricane Irene damage

http://www.google.com/search?q=hurricane+irene+damage&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=DGd&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=np&prmd=imvnsu&source=lnms&tbm=isch&ei=KeVvTpLiCMj20gHp7KCeCg&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=2&ved=0CBUQ_AUoAQ&biw=933&bih=405