Earlier this month, the House GOP scrapped a pork-laden Hurricane Sandy “relief” bill. Despite New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s outrage, many conservatives were relieved that the bill didn’t pass.
Ultimately, the House decided to tackle the relief bill in stages. It passed the first stage, $9.7 billion, on January 4. Conservatives were hopeful that this signified Congressional Republicans’ commitment to more thoroughly vetting future Sandy relief legislation; unfortunately, they may be in for major disappointment. Tomorrow, the House will be taking up the second stage of Sandy relief, and once again, the bill is bursting with pork:
I vivisect the pork-laden so-called Sandy relief bill here: http://t.co/kTZYUigh
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) January 14, 2013
It’s ugly:
VOTE NO: The House Sandy "emergency" bill includes $3 million for oil spill research.
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) January 14, 2013
VOTE NO: The House Sandy "emergency" bill includes $10 million for FBI salaries and expenses.
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) January 14, 2013
VOTE NO: The House Sandy "emergency" bill includes $40 million for military bases including for Guantanamo Bay.
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) January 14, 2013
VOTE NO: The House Sandy "emergency" bill includes $86 million for AMTRAK on non-Sandy capital improvements.
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) January 14, 2013
VOTE NO: The House Sandy "emergency" bill includes $100 million for the failed Head Start daycare program.
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) January 14, 2013
VOTE NO: The House Sandy "emergency" bill includes $561 million for the Corps of Engineers to spend outside of areas affected by Sandy.
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) January 14, 2013
VOTE NO: The House Sandy "emergency" bill includes $2.02 billion for the Federal Highway Administration to spend on non-Sandy-related roads.
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) January 14, 2013
VOTE NO: The House Sandy "emergency" bill includes $16 billion for HUD to spend on any disaster declared in 2011, 2012, 2013.
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) January 14, 2013
VOTE NO: The House Sandy bill includes off-budget "emergency" spending for AMTRAK capital improvements and NOAA weather forecasting.
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) January 14, 2013
VOTE NO: The FHA road spending in the House bill is $1.7 billion more than the President asked for.
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) January 14, 2013
VOTE NO: The FHA road spending in the House bill is $1.1 billion more than the Senate passed.
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) January 14, 2013
VOTE NO: The total Corps of Engineers spending in the House Sandy bill is $166 million more than the President asked for.
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) January 14, 2013
Proposing legitimate Sandy-focused relief is one thing. But this isn’t really about helping Sandy victims; it’s about padding pork-starved pockets.
Preview: the House should vote down the non-Sandy relief bill and amendments being considered tomorrow.
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) January 14, 2013
Our representatives need to send this monstrosity packing.
