Congress approved $20 billion for FEMA's disaster relief fund as Hurricane Helene was heading toward Florida.

As Hurricane Helene careened toward Florida’s Panhandle, numerous Republicans voted against extending funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Last week, Congress approved $20 billion for FEMA’s disaster relief fund as part of a stopgap spending bill to fund the government through December 20. But the measure left out billions of dollars in requested supplemental disaster funding.

The Senate approved the measure by a 78-18 vote on September 25 after it passed the House in a 341-82 vote. Republicans supplied the no votes in both chambers.

Some of the Republicans who voted against the bill represent states that have been hard hit by Helene, including Florida Representative Matt Gaetz.

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  • MicroWave@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Below are all the GOP lawmakers that voted against that bill:

    House:

    • Representative James Baird of Indiana

    • Representative Troy Balderson of Ohio

    • Representative Jim Banks of Indiana

    • Representative Aaron Bean of Florida

    • Representative Andy Biggs of Arizona

    • Representative Gus Bilirakis of Florida

    • Representative Dan Bishop of North Carolina

    • Representative Lauren Boebert of Colorado

    • Representative Mike Bost of Illinois

    • Representative Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma

    • Representative Tim Burchett of Tennessee

    • Representative Eric Burlison of Missouri

    • Representative Kat Cammack of Florida

    • Representative Michael Cloud of Texas

    • Representative Andrew Clyde of Georgia

    • Representative Mike Collins of Georgia

    • Representative Eli Crane of Arizona

    • Representative John Curtis of Utah

    • Representative Warren Davidson of Ohio

    • Representative Byron Donalds of Florida

    • Representative Jeff Duncan of South Carolina

    • Representative Ron Estes of Kansas

    • Representative Mike Ezell of Mississippi

    • Representative Randy Feenstra of Iowa

    • Representative Brad Finstad of Minnesota

    • Representative Michelle Fischbach of Minnesota

    • Representative Russell Fry of South Carolina

    • Representative Russ Fulcher of Idaho

    • Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida

    • Representative Tony Gonzales of Texas

    • Representative Bob Good of Virginia

    • Representative Lance Gooden of Texas

    • Representative Paul Gosar of Arizona

    • Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia

    • Representative Morgan Griffith of Virginia

    • Representative Michael Guest of Mississippi

    • Representative Harriet Hageman of Wyoming

    • Representative Andy Harris of Maryland

    • Representative Clay Higgins of Louisiana

    • Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio

    • Representative John Joyce of Pennsylvania

    • Representative Trent Kelly of Mississippi

    • Representative Darin LaHood of Illinois

    • Representative Laurel Lee of Florida

    • Representative Debbie Lesko of Arizona

    • Representative Greg Lopez of Colorado

    • Representative Anna Paulina Luna of Florida

    • Representative Morgan Lutrell of Texas

    • Representative Nancy Mace of South Carolina

    • Representative Tracey Mann of Kansas

    • Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky

    • Representative Tom McClintock of California

    • Representative Rich McCormick of Georgia

    • Representative Mary Miller of Illinois

    • Representative Max Miller of Ohio

    • Representative Cory Mills of Florida

    • Representative Alex Mooney of West Virginia

    • Representative Barry Moore of Alabama

    • Representative Nathaniel Moran of Texas

    • Representative Ralph Norman of South Carolina

    • Representative Andy Ogles of Tennessee

    • Representative Gary Palmer of Alabama

    • Representative Scott Perry of Pennsylvania

    • Representative Bill Posey of Florida

    • Representative John Rose of Tennessee

    • Representative Matt Rosendale of Montana

    • Representative Chip Roy of Texas

    • Representative David Schweikert of Arizona

    • Representative Keith Self of Texas

    • Representative Victoria Spartz of Indiana

    • Representative Claudia Tenney of New York

    • Representative William Timmons of South Carolina

    • Representative Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey

    • Representative Beth Van Duyne of Texas

    • Representative Derrick Van Orden of Wisconsin

    • Representative Mike Waltz of Florida

    • Representative Randy Weber of Texas

    • Representative Daniel Webster of Florida

    • Representative Bruce Westerman of Arkansas

    • Representative Roger Williams of Texas

    • Representative Rudy Yakym of Indiana

    Senate:

    • Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee
    • Senator Mike Braun of Indiana
    • Senator Katie Britt of Alabama
    • Senator Ted Budd of North Carolina
    • Senator Mike Crapo of Idaho
    • Senator Deb Fischer of Nebraska
    • Senator Bill Hagerty of Tennessee
    • Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri
    • Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin
    • Senator Mike Lee of Utah
    • Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas
    • Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma
    • Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky
    • Senator Pete Ricketts of Nebraska
    • Senator James Risch of Idaho
    • Senator Eric Schmitt of Missouri
    • Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina
    • Senator Tommy Tuberville of Alabama
          • eskimofry@lemm.ee
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            3 months ago

            Within the context of this bill, how else can one explain all the NO votes purely from Republicans? What about republicans whose states are devastated by Hurricane Helene?

            • Organichedgehog@lemmy.world
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              3 months ago

              I don’t know man, I’m sure they had reasons other than “solely to inflict suffering on other humans”. Frankly, I don’t care. Republican politicians are mostly scum. But painting every Republican as a one-dimensional caricature that subsists on the suffering of others is shortsighted, naive, hyperbolic, and dangerous.

            • Organichedgehog@lemmy.world
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              3 months ago

              I’d imagine they’ve proven otherwise many times. People aren’t one-dimensional pain-inflicting villainous caricatures. But nothing I say would convince you of that.

              • skulblaka@sh.itjust.works
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                3 months ago

                If you can give me a single solid event, I might be willing to believe it. But when people ask for proof and you respond “it’s happened, many people are saying it, but you wouldn’t believe me” that’s not a very convincing argument. Nor are the actions of local Republicans a convincing argument in favor of them not being mustache-twirling comic book villains. I believe this about them because this is all that they have given me reason to believe about them. If your every action is in service to evil then I label you evil. I will change my labels if and when they choose to act outside of them. I have seen precious little acting outside of that label since I’ve been old enough to pay attention to politics.

                • Organichedgehog@lemmy.world
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                  3 months ago

                  Ok, if you say “show me one single act where a Republican acted with any singular other interest besides the explicit directive of making people suffer” I’ll spend my time finding an instance. Or you can just admit that you didn’t mean what you said, and no matter what I say you won’t change your mind, and we can go about our days.

          • catsarebadpeople@sh.itjust.works
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            3 months ago

            Imagine commenting this on a post about how the only people to vote against a bill to help disaster victims are Republicans. Lemmy users don’t have to assume anything. It’s the entire subject of the headline lol. Nice martyr complex though.