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Hawaii Hiker

(3,166 posts) Tue Jan 29, 2013, 12:05 PM Jan 2013

62.-36 vote to aid Sandy victims , 97-0 for Katrina

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=1&vote=00223

This is truly deplorable...Red state GOP senators issuing a big "F" you to the north-east

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62.-36 vote to aid Sandy victims , 97-0 for Katrina (Original Post) Hawaii Hiker Jan 2013 OP

The Senate, and the GOP, were very different just 7 years ago. TwilightGardener Jan 2013 #1

and, also NewJeffCT Jan 2013 #2

To their credit, the republican senators from LA and MS voted for it. GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #3

TwilightGardener

(46,416 posts)

1. The Senate, and the GOP, were very different just 7 years ago.

Reply to Hawaii Hiker (Original post)

Tue Jan 29, 2013, 12:30 PM

Jan 2013

NewJeffCT

(56,829 posts)

2. and, also

Reply to TwilightGardener (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 29, 2013, 12:32 PM

Jan 2013

the money for Katrina was requested by a white Republican, but the money for Sandy by a black Democrat.

GoCubsGo

(32,100 posts)

3. To their credit, the republican senators from LA and MS voted for it.

Reply to Hawaii Hiker (Original post)

Tue Jan 29, 2013, 02:03 PM

Jan 2013

So did one of the two from AL. I find it amazing that one of my so-called senators, Tim Scott voted against it. I guess the pathetic turd wasn't living in the heavily-gerrymandered district he formerly represented when Hugo decimated it. Amazing, but not surprising.

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