Why is the congress not passing relief for Sandy?

[efhmc]

Listening to congresspeople asking for help and nothing being done. WHY?

[oldhippydude]

1. its pure insandy....n/t

[efhmc]

3. This is evil. These people need help. Why is it not coming?

[Poll_Blind]

5. Boehner isn't allowing it to be brought to a vote. That's what....

...it appears like, anyway. That he agreed to bring it to a vote and either changed his mind or it's not on the roster or whatever.

PB

[efhmc]

15. I know he is a repug but how can he thinks this is okay to walk away from?

[Poll_Blind]

2. My god, I'm watching this too. This is insane. Here's what I've pieced...

...together. It looks like Boehner might have just cut and left, physically. I know that sounds odd, by Charlie Rangel and another guy seemed to indicate just that.

Not allowing it for a vote. Both Republicans AND Democrats are begging Boehner to reconsider but, again, Rangel apparently indicated the Boehner just left.

Anyone with more clarity on this? What a fucking mess.

PB

[efhmc]

7. Helped with Katrina. It is so wrong not to help our people, no matter who they or where

they are.

[pacalo]

11. I was relieved to see Cedric Richmond from Louisiana stand up for Sandy victims.

[efhmc]

17. Was at the astrodome when people came in off of those buses.

It looked like I was in a third world country, but the people who came to help were from all areas of society. We helped each other. What is wrong with our congress.

[pacalo]

25. My family was on the road traveling away from Louisiana, with crappy radio reception

so I didn't know until the next day how surreal the situation had become in N.O. Betsy, in 1965, had been the last hurricane to affect N.O. so devastatingly, & because its aftermath was so capably & efficiently handled, I couldn't have been more shocked at the third-world way the government was responding to Katrina. Only Rod Serling could write a script so surreal as what we saw from the Republican-led government.

The Republicans are playing politics, again, at the expense of disaster victims, many who lost their homes. Why else would Boehner not allow the disaster recovery bill to have a vote? A reminder, also, that the Koch brothers didn't want the Sandy victims to get aid from Congress.

[Hekate]

4. That would be the Republicans. That's how they roll. nt

[spanone]

6. it's criminal

[efhmc]

9. Really wondering why this is not being addressed.

Is it political or what?

[Amonester]

28. It will be addressed by the end of this week by...

the 'new' Senate. Then... the whole 'drama' might as well start all over again.

[efhmc]

33. Perhaps, we will a little more clout.

[octoberlib]

8. Hoyer is pissed

Josh Barro ‏@jbarro
Wow. Hoyer just came to the floor, saying he hears there will be no more votes this Congress, killing Sandy relief bill. He is angry.

[efhmc]

10. Because it is WRONG!!!!

[octoberlib]

14. I guess the republicans just can't give any more.

What a bunch of sociopaths.

[fadedrose]

12. The Teaparty no doubt

making last effort to make Grover happy.....helping people a no-no

[TXDem72]

13. But hey the Democrats won on the fiscal cliff deal

{/sarcasm}

[Lady Freedom Returns]

16. Koch for starters.

That monster has more power that one man should have.
http://www.thenation.com/blog/171906/david-koch-now-taking-aim-hurricane-sandy-victims

[efhmc]

18. Left with nothing done. Wrong!!!

[octoberlib]

19. NY donors all but threatened to pull donations for GOP lawmakers if they didn't pass Sandy Aid.

Alec MacGillis ‏@AlecMacGillis
Pretty sure we'll hear again about House blocking the Sandy relief vote in '14 races against the remaining NY/NJ R's...


jennifer bendery ‏@jbendery
"We cannot leave here doing nothing. That would be a disgrace," Pelosi says re: bailing before passing Sandy bill.

[octoberlib]

20. It's Cantor. Again.

Brian Beutler ‏@brianbeutler
RT @RyanLizza: !!!!! @jbendery: Boehner aide refers questions about Sandy aid bill to Cantor's office.

[efhmc]

22. Why is he the person with control over this?

Really think he is a person with no humanity at all.

[Skittles]

21. because that is something WE THE PEOPLE want

[efhmc]

23. Do you think even repugs are against helping these people?

[Skittles]

24. oh HELL yes

especially those GODLESS NORTHEASTERNERS

[Igel]

26. Last I heard they wanted to split the bill.

One part is for immediate (or nearly immediate) aid. The number bandied about was $27 or $28 billion. This was pretty much assured of passage.

The other part would be for longer-term infrastructure. Including at least some projects nowhere near the Eastern seaboard. It was the larger of the two pieces. This would be a problem in the House.

But the requirement was to pass the bill as written, intact with both halves, or not at all.

They can resume talking about it Thursday, I guess. The two days won't make much of a difference.

[jeff47]

31. No, they can't resume talking about it Thursday

New congress. All old bills are dead.

[efhmc]

32. Right. They will have to begin from scratch.

[question everything]

27. To "save" money

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014353753

[TDale313]

29. My understanding? A certain amount...

For infrastructure repair is often part of these types of relief bills. The *only* thing unusual about Sandy is it hit Blue States. If these had been Red States, money would have been allocated immediately. This is political, and it's wrong.

[TheKentuckian]

30. Because the evil and incompetence of the TeaPubliKlans is unbounded.