In the wake of Hurricane Irene, FEMA is quickly running out of money. Specifically, FEMA’s crucial “disaster-relief fund, used to reimburse local governments and individuals for the costs of cleanup and repairs, is running dangerously low.” Already payments for some projects are being delayed. Early estimates suggest that damage from Irene could exceed $10 billion.
Eric Cantor and the House GOP leadership appear to agree that more funds are needed, but won’t help until President Obama and the Senate agree to more budget cuts. Yesterday on Fox News, Cantor made clear that he would not support any additional funding unless matched with “savings elsewhere.”
What cuts, specifically, does Eric Cantor want in exchange for disaster relief funds? On Fox, Cantor said he supported $1 billion in disaster relief funding as part of the Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill, which contains massive cuts to FEMA and first responders.
In July, Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) detailed the problems with the legislation championed by Cantor:
4 comments:
Would this then be a funded unmandate?
I used to think Cantor had brains. Not after this.
he has the right idea; just no way to follow through because of the current admin. and congress.
Disaster relief should be unavailable, to Virginia, until they vote this fool out.
Money needed would be found for anything else. So FIND it!
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