Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Fiscal Cliff Averted, but Hurricane Sandy Victims Not So Lucky

Late yesterday, the House of Representatives finally voted to stop the country from sliding down the fiscal cliff. (More budgetary fireworks to follow.)

However, Boehner decided not to allow a vote on the Hurricane Sandy relief package which was passed by the Senate on December 28 with a vote of 62-32.  Several members of the House of Representatives, (both Republican and Democrat), took to the floor on Tuesday to plead for a vote on this necessary aid package.  Boehner chose to ignore them and push the issue onto the new congress which will be sworn in on Thursday.  With a new congress, the Senate's bill is dead and this whole process must begin again from step one.

what eye thynk:    So, after they're done congratulating themselves on their new/continued status as members of the U.S. House of Representatives, after Boehner is done schmoozing for votes to keep his Speaker status, then the people made homeless by Hurricane Sandy might get some consideration? 

Politics as usual over people in need.  Shameful.

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