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JohnSJ

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1. and it seems that republicans exclusively hold the title for refusing FEMA disaster aid funding.

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Sun Oct 6, 2024, 04:15 AM

Oct 6

https://www.newsweek.com/republicans-voted-against-fema-funding-1963980

The irony is that some of those in congress who voted no are from states hard hit by disasters, and the people in those states seem to keep electing these jackasses.

Talk about people voting against their own self-interest.

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and it seems that republicans exclusively hold the title for refusing FEMA disaster aid funding. JohnSJ Oct 6 #1

Shooting themselves in the foot for the entertainment of Emile Oct 6 #3

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