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BumRushDaShow

(143,999 posts)
Sun Oct 13, 2024, 06:23 PM Oct 13

Johnson: Additional hurricane aid 'can wait' until Congress is back in session

Source: The Hill

10/13/24 9:32 AM ET


Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Sunday said passing additional hurricane aid for states impacted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton “can wait” until Congress is back in session after the election. CBS “Face the Nation” host Margaret Brennan asked him why he thinks it’s fine to wait until November for Congress to pass more aid for Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton victims.

“Well, it can wait because, remember, the day before Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida and then went up through the states and wound up in Senator Tillis’s state of North Carolina, Congress appropriated 20 billion additional dollars to FEMA so that they would have the necessary resources to address immediate needs,” Johnson said.

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) was part of a bipartisan group of senators to sign a letter urging Senate leaders to think about bringing lawmakers back into session this month to enact disaster legislation before the end of the year.

House lawmakers have also urged Johnson to bring the chamber back into session. A group of Democrats sent a letter last week asking him to do so, and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) posted on the social media platform X, “If Congress goes into a special session we can get it passed immediately. This needs to happen. @SpeakerJohnson call us back.”

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4930814-mike-johnson-hurricane-aid/

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Johnson: Additional hurricane aid 'can wait' until Congress is back in session (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Oct 13 OP
Of course he can't do it durablend Oct 13 #1
and yet Louisiana voters (luckily not affected this time).... bahboo Oct 13 #2
So , this new one developing in the Atlantic ? dweller Oct 13 #3
Daaaammmn! Looks like Maga Johnson just sent a massive FU to all those affected by the hurricanes. alwaysinasnit Oct 13 #4
Maga Moses... 2naSalit Oct 13 #10
... alwaysinasnit Oct 13 #12
You hear that, Trump-humpers? The Unmitigated Gall Oct 13 #5
Trump will just go and blame Biden once again... DSandra Oct 14 #17
Anyone who can vote for this mean idiot slightlv Oct 13 #6
I hope everyone remembers this the next time Louisiana is hit. nt TBF Oct 13 #7
Pious asshole lives in hurricane country Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 13 #8
He and his fellow shitheels will continue to flood the airwaves Bristlecone Oct 13 #9
We need to make sure he is a "one year" SOH and get Hakeem Jeffries in! BumRushDaShow Oct 13 #11
Johnson: I don't care about you people, I want Harris to look bad! sakabatou Oct 13 #13
I saw part of it this morning. Talitha Oct 13 #14
snork. AllaN01Bear Oct 13 #15
IF the Dems can control weather....... MyOwnPeace Oct 13 #16
Shhh. We need a little more time to calibrate the machine. It's complicated... Evolve Dammit Oct 14 #21
" Congress appropriated 20 billion additional dollars to FEMA" KS Toronado Oct 14 #18
These days, those "couple elected Republicans who are decent people" belong in a museum. jaxexpat Oct 14 #20
Rep Luna can FATWO Geechie Oct 14 #19
FATWO? cannabis_flower Oct 14 #24
Frack all the way off. FalloutShelter Oct 14 #26
Thank you - forgot not everybody has the PMAS Geechie Oct 14 #34
who? poozwah Oct 14 #22
A 'eunuch with no' what? MyOwnPeace Oct 14 #23
balls poozwah Oct 14 #29
Johnson would... GiqueCee Oct 14 #25
But going on face the nation can't!! ColinC Oct 14 #27
He's a threat to democracy The Wizard Oct 14 #28
Need a huge ad with him saying this bluestarone Oct 14 #30
Mike Johnson DENVERPOPS Oct 14 #31
Have all the Repubes gone to luxury vacay in Cancun? BoRaGard Oct 14 #32
Cancun got hit by some of Milton BumRushDaShow Oct 14 #33
ok, we'll just stand around in the rubble until January mdbl Oct 14 #35
Speaker Mike Johnson on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" - Full Interview Rhiannon12866 Oct 14 #36

dweller

(25,217 posts)
3. So , this new one developing in the Atlantic ?
Sun Oct 13, 2024, 06:31 PM
Oct 13

If we can get the weather machines on it to guide it to Louisiana … how soon will Moses change his tune ?
🤔


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DSandra

(1,286 posts)
17. Trump will just go and blame Biden once again...
Mon Oct 14, 2024, 12:14 AM
Oct 14

Trump's tactics are incredibly cynical and exploit the ignorance of his followers. Although that could be said about Republicans for the longest time. Trump has been incredible at exploiting what Republicans previously laid the groundwork for.

slightlv

(4,416 posts)
6. Anyone who can vote for this mean idiot
Sun Oct 13, 2024, 06:46 PM
Oct 13

should be made aware constantly of what Holy Mike thinks of his xtianist duty towards his constituents... and then vote the *ucker out of office!!!! But xtianists being who they are, they don't care whether or not anyone of their group follows the bible or Christ's words... they only care about themselves. Just wait until THEIR state next needs fema help!

Bristlecone

(10,515 posts)
9. He and his fellow shitheels will continue to flood the airwaves
Sun Oct 13, 2024, 07:20 PM
Oct 13

With talk of how the Biden White House refuses to send aid. Aid he will not call to order and appropriate.

In other words, play politics with people’s lives, just like Jesus would do.

Talitha

(7,473 posts)
14. I saw part of it this morning.
Sun Oct 13, 2024, 07:57 PM
Oct 13

He fast-talked his way through it, indicating that Congress has already done their job, and it's the Biden administration that needs to get moving.

Had to shut it off, I could feel my blood pressure going up.

MyOwnPeace

(17,280 posts)
16. IF the Dems can control weather.......
Sun Oct 13, 2024, 08:44 PM
Oct 13

why haven’t they sent lightening to kill Moses Mike and MTG?

KS Toronado

(19,694 posts)
18. " Congress appropriated 20 billion additional dollars to FEMA"
Mon Oct 14, 2024, 12:57 AM
Oct 14

And out of the other side of his mouth "FEMA gave all that money to illegals" Only know of a couple
elected republicans who are decent people.

 

jaxexpat

(7,794 posts)
20. These days, those "couple elected Republicans who are decent people" belong in a museum.
Mon Oct 14, 2024, 05:27 AM
Oct 14

"...and over here kids are the only remaining examples of Republicanus Decentus. They died out in the Trumpus Tantrumian era of self-extinction. Paleontologists usually cite "reality denial syndrome" as the cause of their demise while another theory considers karma the reliable factor."

Ther's no need for panic, these glacially-ponderous-but-seemingly-inevitable aspects of modern concern are merely reminders that civilization is a process, not a destination. Wisdom is wearing the proper PPE.

poozwah

(278 posts)
22. who?
Mon Oct 14, 2024, 07:17 AM
Oct 14

we all know who is behind this. tillis knows it, but will he say it? tillis is like damn near every republican in that he as been castrated by donald trump. the tar that used to keep his heels firmly in place while fighting for his principles has dissappeared. he is a eunuch with no soles.

poozwah

(278 posts)
29. balls
Mon Oct 14, 2024, 09:39 AM
Oct 14

he has no balls. sorry bout that.
soles? well, tar heels refers to, by some, to the north carolina soldiers refusal to retreat during battle. this was told to me by a high school classmate who was the son of a north carolina congressman.

GiqueCee

(1,488 posts)
25. Johnson would...
Mon Oct 14, 2024, 08:04 AM
Oct 14

... gut his own children from groin to gizzard for Der Party, and do it twice for Trump. He is a self-serving weasel and a coward.
Just as an unknowing passenger in a car driven by someone who murdered a convenience store clerk, the unknowing passenger is held just as liable for the murder. By the same token, those who support a traitor, and actively do his bidding, should also be considered traitors, and be dealt with accordingly. I'm lookin' at YOU, Mikey, you miserable little shit.

The Wizard

(12,930 posts)
28. He's a threat to democracy
Mon Oct 14, 2024, 09:11 AM
Oct 14

It is imperative for Democrats to take back the House to remove Johnson from the Speaker's office. He's an extremist with charm and a pathological liar for fascism.

DENVERPOPS

(10,127 posts)
31. Mike Johnson
Mon Oct 14, 2024, 11:09 AM
Oct 14

has also publicly stated that if Harris/Walz win, that he, unlike Pence, will not certify the election......

BoRaGard

(3,125 posts)
32. Have all the Repubes gone to luxury vacay in Cancun?
Mon Oct 14, 2024, 11:51 AM
Oct 14

Seems to be the G.O.P.s preferred place to luxuriate,
and do NOTHING for Americans.

BumRushDaShow

(143,999 posts)
33. Cancun got hit by some of Milton
Mon Oct 14, 2024, 12:22 PM
Oct 14

Costa Mujeres is just outside of it - https://uk.news.yahoo.com/lightning-streaks-sky-over-mexico-141346313.html

https://mx.usembassy.gov/weather-alert-hurricane-milton/

The track scraped along the northern coast of the Yucatan peninsula before doing the turn north towards FL (Cancun is around on the northeastern part of the peninsula, just around the bend)!





Rhiannon12866

(224,022 posts)
36. Speaker Mike Johnson on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" - Full Interview
Mon Oct 14, 2024, 07:12 PM
Oct 14

Last edited Mon Oct 14, 2024, 07:45 PM - Edit history (1)



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