GOP 'Sinful' To Tie Disaster Aid To Spending Cuts

[jaxx]

Louisiana Congressman: GOP 'Sinful' To Tie Disaster Aid To Spending Cuts

WASHINGTON -- As East Coasters brace for what some say will be a historic pummel by Hurricane Irene, at least one lawmaker is fuming over a requirement by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) that any potential emergency disaster aid be offset by spending cuts.

"It is sinful to require us to cut somewhere ... in order to provide emergency disaster assistance for American citizens," Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-La.) told The Huffington Post on Friday.

<..> Cantor's office also won't comment on whether the lawmaker would require offsets for aid specifically tied to Hurricane Irene. And a spokesman for Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) ducked the question altogether when asked if Boehner agreed with Cantor's call for offsets for emergency aid.

"Our concern now is safety," Boehner spokesman Brendan Buck said Friday. "We'll discuss costs when and if they occur."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/26...1314403510

Eric the Skinflint is #1 on my list of asshole teabaggers.

[jaxx]

Cantor Says No Earthquake Disaster Relief For His Home State Unless Spending Is Cut Elsewhere

<..> “There is an appropriate federal role in incidents like this,” Cantor said. That role? The bare minimum. According to Cantor, Congress’s traditional practice of providing disaster relief without strings attached — a policy its followed for years — is going way beyond the call of duty. If Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell ® asks for federal aid, Cantor insists that the relief be offset elsewhere in the federal budget:

The next step will be for Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell ® to decide whether to make an appeal for federal aid, Cantor said. The House Majority Leader would support such an effort but would look to offset the cost elsewhere in the federal budget.

“All of us know that the federal government is busy spending money it doesn’t have,” Cantor said in Culpeper, where the quake damaged some buildings along a busy shopping thoroughfare. [...]

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/0...arthquake/

Cantor has no idea what kind of ignorance he spouts when he says crap like this. Floods, tornadoes, drought, the list is endless in the natural disasters this country has faced so far this year. Add hurricane and there are more people involved in needing assistance. He makes me sick.

[Cha]

That's one way to put the greedy, morally bankrupt case of Eric Cantor. It's disgusting that these teabag assholes hold the key to people's lives who are in harm's way. This isn't the first time they've pulled this shit. They better be held accountable..so this does not go on forEVER.

[jaxx]

I hope the people in the disaster areas know what the teabaggers want to do and fight them all the way.

[azmouse]

When I think of Cantor this what comes to mind:

[Cha]

(08-27-2011 01:42 PM)azmouse Wrote:  When I think of Cantor this what comes to mind:

Well, there ya go! That's Eric Cantor to a T-bag.

[jaxx]

Excellent description az!

[Treestar]

I hope the people who live in his district are satisfied. They must be a bunch of jerks. They can pull themselves up by their bootstraps over this earthquake then!

[Hekate]

Obama will be blamed if no aid comes. Count on it.

(08-27-2011 02:46 PM)Treestar Wrote:  I hope the people who live in his district are satisfied. They must be a bunch of jerks. They can pull themselves up by their bootstraps over this earthquake then!

[jaxx]

Cantor: No Disaster Relief Funding For Hurricane Irene Without Budget Cuts

By Alex Seitz-Wald on Aug 29, 2011 at 11:23 am

Despite the devastation caused by Hurricane Irene this weekend, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) today stood by his call that no more money be allocated for disaster relief unless it is offset by spending cuts elsewhere. The Washington Post reported this morning that FEMA will need more money than it currently has to deal with the storm’s aftermath and is already diverting funds from other recent disasters to deal with the hurricane, but Cantor’s comments suggest Republicans won’t authorize more funds without a fight.

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/0...ding-cuts/

I keep saying this, but Cantor has got to be the biggest teabagger bastard in congress. I bet he runs for prez in 2016.