Club for Growth will punish members voting for Sandy flood aid
Source: The Hill
The conservative Club for Growth said Friday that it will punish House members who voted for a flood insurance measure aimed at helping pay for Hurricane Sandy’s damage.
The Club will “key-vote” the measure, using it to compile an annual rating for each lawmaker.
The House on Thursday morning approved the $9.7-billion increase in funding for the National Flood Insurance Program. The bill passed easily in a bipartisan 354-67 vote.
“Congress should not allow the federal government to be involved in the flood insurance industry in the first place, let alone expand the National Flood Insurance Program's authority,” a statement from the Club’s Andy Roth said.
Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/appropriations/275593-club-for-growth-will-punish-members-supporting-sandy-flood-aid
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A big reason they want the govt to stay out of disaster relief is so their cronies can clean up selling flood insurance. Without the competition, cost of private policies would soar and fatten plutocrats' coffers even more.
I guess it still hasn't sunk in just how despicable some people can be. 
