Three Republican Louisiana lawmakers who sought flood aid voted against Hurricane Sandy disaster rel

[jpak]

Source: NY Daily News

A trio of GOP Louisiana pols who showed little sympathy when they refused to vote in favor of funding for the Sandy-ravaged Northeast have asked for similar relief for the flooding that’s brutalized their state.

At least 13 people have died in the catastrophic Louisiana floods and some 60,000 homes have been damaged in what the Red Cross is calling the worst natural disaster to strike the country since Superstorm Sandy in 2012.

Three Louisiana lawmakers — Reps. Steve Scalise, John Flemming and Sen. Bill Cassidy — were able to get much needed relief from the federal government when President Obama declared a disaster in their state the same day they made a request.

That federal money will go towards grants for temporary housing, home repairs and low-cost loans to cover uninsured property loss, among other dire needs.

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[RapSoDee]

1. Typical Republicans

Gimmeee Gimmeee Gimmee. But screw you.

Republican "values" suck. Big time.

[raccoon]

8. Well said! nt

[hamsterjill]

15. That's exactly the way I've always seen it!

They are out for themselves and to hell with anyone else.

[Thinkingabout]

2. It used to be any coastal state should expect some type of national disaster to hit their states,

now this has expanded. For a Congressional member from Louisiana to vote against storm relief shows they are not fit to hold their position. It is crazy, and it does not only apply to those from Louisiana who voted against Sandy Relief, it comes home to them. These "Christian" congressional members needs to get their act together and realize these disasters is not from the doing of the citizens of the US

[leftynyc]

3. Give them the funds

but SHAME them every single time they show their faces. And boys, don't ever show up in NY.

[vkkv]

4. This is why I HATE the Republican brand.

- or RepubliScums.. or ReThugs.. or 'Pukes.. or Pond Scum.. or.. Drumpsters.

[Botany]

5. At one time we had some very good republicans

Lincoln, Ike, Teddy R, Margaret Chase Smith, Mark Hatfield, and our next door neighbor's
brother Ray Shafer (Gov. of PA)

[vkkv]

18. I was careful to use the word "brand". However, the Republican party

was the "new" liberal party at the time of Lincoln, Dems were the states' rights conservatives. Ideologies switched slowly after the collapse of the Whig party which was split on the issue of slavery.

It is actually CONSERVATIVES, not just Republicans, who have been WRONG coming around nearly every corner of history.

[Botany]

19. bingo

Those mother f****rs met on the night of President Obama's inauguration in 2009
and plotted to stop and block everything that he would try to do in order to hurt the
American people so they would vote against him in 2010 and 2012.

[packman]

6. Typical Repuke thinking

You got your problems which isn't a problem for me, but when I do have a problem I want it to be fixed now.

Those 3 pols should be ashamed to call themselves Americans . Selfish bastards.

[liberal N proud]

7. No government help for anyone, until I need it

That is how these people think.

[muntrv]

9. Big gubmint only for repubs, not anyone else. Doncha know?

[kimbutgar]

10. How can we get this out to people of Louisiana?

Giant billboards in these reps districts pointing out they voted against disaster relief.

Like " rep xxxx are you going to vote against diaster relief for Louisiana like you did during hurricane sandy"?

[ffr]

11. SHameful! GOTV 2016 & 2018.

Through us, we can put an end to this kind of crap.

[niyad]

12. disgusting hypocrits. and both fleming and cassidy are doctors. one would hope that they

had a least an atom of compassion in them.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

13. New York Post would not dare print this story. . . . nt

[perdita9]

14. Americans but only when it's convenient for them

Capitalists when it comes to other people's tragedy

[MatthewStLouis]

16. Does anyone make boot straps anymore?!

Someone should ship each of these hucksters a box full to try and sell to their constituents!

[Fla Dem]

17. Of course they did. And the moronic voters keep voting against their own needs.

This is typical. Vote against disaster funding, then scream bloody blue murder that the government isn't doing enough when it's in your own back yard.