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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Tue Dec 19, 2017, 11:34 AM Dec 2017

House unveils massive $81 billion disaster aid package

Source: Politico

By SARAH FERRIS and JOHN BRESNAHAN 12/18/2017 05:42 PM EST Updated 12/18/2017 11:00 PM EST

The House on Monday night disclosed the details of a staggering $81 billion disaster aid package, the largest single funding request for natural calamities in U.S. history.

If approved, Congress will have spent more than $130 billion on a spate of deadly hurricanes and wildfires this fall, outpacing the total amount of aid after both Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy.

The funding bill is split among Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as states ravaged by wildfires. The bill contains tens of billions of dollars each for FEMA and Community Development Block Grant programs, and $12 billion for reconstruction projects by the Army Corps of Engineers.

It also contains several billion for education programs, highway rebuilding, small business loans and military construction projects.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/18/house-to-unveil-massive-81-billion-disaster-aid-package-303544

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House unveils massive $81 billion disaster aid package (Original Post) DonViejo Dec 2017 OP

Alex Jones just had a conniption sandensea Dec 2017 #1

Much needed, but IMO this is the carrot for the Tax Bill. n/t woodsprite Dec 2017 #2

Too bad California onecaliberal Dec 2017 #3

The article snippet did say "as well as states ravaged by wildfires" BumRushDaShow Dec 2017 #4

Washington already said no when Brown asked the first time onecaliberal Dec 2017 #5

They are going to make it a rider on a new CR (that goes to January 19th) BumRushDaShow Dec 2017 #6

rethugs aren't real big on xxqqqzme Dec 2017 #9

Unless it has something for them in it BumRushDaShow Dec 2017 #10

it will be just another GOP fascist scam. olddad56 Dec 2017 #7

Texas asked for $61 billion NickB79 Dec 2017 #8

sandensea

(21,639 posts)

1. Alex Jones just had a conniption

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Dec 19, 2017, 11:37 AM

Dec 2017

woodsprite

(11,916 posts)

2. Much needed, but IMO this is the carrot for the Tax Bill. n/t

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Dec 19, 2017, 11:38 AM

Dec 2017

onecaliberal

(32,863 posts)

3. Too bad California

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Dec 19, 2017, 11:39 AM

Dec 2017

BumRushDaShow

(129,096 posts)

4. The article snippet did say "as well as states ravaged by wildfires"

Reply to onecaliberal (Reply #3)

Tue Dec 19, 2017, 12:18 PM

Dec 2017

but will have to look at the details to see how much towards that.

onecaliberal

(32,863 posts)

5. Washington already said no when Brown asked the first time

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #4)

Tue Dec 19, 2017, 04:58 PM

Dec 2017

BumRushDaShow

(129,096 posts)

6. They are going to make it a rider on a new CR (that goes to January 19th)

Reply to onecaliberal (Reply #5)

Tue Dec 19, 2017, 05:10 PM

Dec 2017

Apparently the few GOPers in California woke up and refused to support the CR if the aid wasn't there -

The aid likely would be attached to a government spending bill that must be passed this week to keep the government operating after Friday. The disaster spending is being pushed forward by Republicans from Texas, Florida and California who threatened to oppose the spending bill if hurricane relief wasn’t included.

If enacted, the measure would bring total disaster aid this year to $133 billion.

“This legislation is the next step in helping our fellow Americans recover from multiple, back-to-back, devastating disasters, including some of the largest major hurricanes, wildfires, and agriculture losses this country has ever seen," House Appropriations Chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen of New Jersey said in a statement.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-18/house-gop-is-said-to-agree-on-81-billion-in-disaster-spending

Also here - http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-congress-wildfire-aid-20171218-story.html

(the specific text of the bill hasn't been delved into for some of the funding targets but as a rider, it is funding other stuff too)

xxqqqzme

(14,887 posts)

9. rethugs aren't real big on

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #6)

Tue Dec 19, 2017, 07:59 PM

Dec 2017

bills that can be read. They like the half baked notion that could possibly be legislation at some time.......maybe.

BumRushDaShow

(129,096 posts)

10. Unless it has something for them in it

Reply to xxqqqzme (Reply #9)

Tue Dec 19, 2017, 08:13 PM

Dec 2017

and then that part gets real specific!

olddad56

(5,732 posts)

7. it will be just another GOP fascist scam.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Dec 19, 2017, 05:50 PM

Dec 2017

the money won't to to the people who need it, it will go to companies with ties to the GOP mafia. That is how fascism works.

NickB79

(19,253 posts)

8. Texas asked for $61 billion

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Dec 19, 2017, 07:45 PM

Dec 2017

The same fuckers who were talking about seceding a few years ago because Obama was president and the federal government was coming to take their guns and force gay marriage and healthcare on them.

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