$60 billion Aid package stalls to aid those hit by Super storm Sandy. The Senate on Friday approved a $60.4 billion; many others think it should be half that amount. What does rebuilding fisheries in the Gulf Coast and Alaska have to do with those affected by Sandy? Because of all the traditional Washington political “pork” Those affected by sandy must suffer.
An emergency funding bill should focus on the emergency needs of the victims, not the needs of politicians,
Loading up a massive $60.4 billion package with unrelated projects and earmarks for other states is not the way we should use taxpayer dollars to fund Hurricane Sandy relief efforts.
expenditures criticized was $150 million to rebuild fisheries in the Gulf Coast and Alaska, thousands of miles from Sandy’s devastation, and $2 million to repair roof damage that pre-dates the storm on Smithsonian Institution buildings in Washington. The House of Representatives has not acted on the measure. Some House Republicans also want to lower the amount.
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