After Touring Storm’s Damage, Palazzo Says He Will Support Next Round Of Sandy Relief

[DonViejo]

Source: TPM



TOM KLUDT 7:55 AM EST, WEDNESDAY JANUARY 9, 2013

Rep. Steven Palazzo (R-MS) on Tuesday toured areas in the Northeast devastated by Hurricane Sandy and left with the impression that it is now "time for the federal government to provide immediate relief to those affected by the storm," the Gulf Coast lawmaker said in a statement.

Palazzo has taken heat nationally and at home for his vote against a bill providing $9.7 billion to cover insurance claims for people whose homes were damaged or destroyed by Sandy, despite making a fervent appeal for federal dollars following Hurricane Katrina in 2005. In a statement provided to TPM last week explaining his vote, a spokeswoman for Palazzo said he is receptive to a Sandy aid bill that includes spending offsets and that he hopes for a "national discussion on disaster relief reform."

But in his statement on Tuesday, Palazzo said his colleagues now have his "unwavering commitment in advocating for the next round of assistance to be considered in Congress,” while calling for no spending offsets. The House of Representatives will take up a larger $51 billion Sandy relief bill next week.

From the statement:

"I came to the Northeast today to see firsthand the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy and to meet with my colleagues about securing immediate relief and assistance for those suffering from the storm. I was saddened to see the hard-hit portions of New Jersey and New York. I was reminded of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina. Mississippians have been through much of what the Sandy victims are experiencing.

“Now is the time for the federal government to provide immediate relief to those affected by the storm. I am fully committed to providing the relief they so desperately need.

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[appleannie1]

1. It should not have taken public humiliation for him to do something human.

[redstatebluegirl]

2. FINALLY SOME SANITY!

[WilliamPitt]

3. Old saying by Confucius: "The Dick Has But One Eye."

Looks like it finally opened.

Dick.

[John2]

4. The Republicans

just don't get it. I've also got first hand knowledge of how the Bill on the Fiscal Cliff they just approved helped people firsthand. I know some people that are very happy they just took action on the extension of emergency unemployment in some of these Red States too. There are some people out there very happy with President Obama's actions right now. If they hadn't some people would have been hurting. Palazzo needs to get a clue. They are advocating cutting the wrong spending that affects people's lives. AIG don't need any help either. The Republicans need to stop trying to represent the wealthy and Wall Street too much. The American people are the one's that will throw you out of office and the Republican Brand is sinking every day.

[groundloop]

5. I came to the Northeast today to ...... have some photo ops

Fucking moron, if he'd watch something other than faux news he'd know what kind of condition that area is in.

[Glorfindel]

6. Too little, too late

He's still a disgusting pile o' shit.

[obama2terms]

7. Good

But it still makes me sick that 67 people voted against this.