RICHMOND, Va. (AP/The Huffington Post) — House Majority Leader Eric Cantor says he never suggested that disaster funds for victims of Hurricane Irene should be held up by budget concerns.
The Virginia Republican told reporters after meeting constituents on Wednesday in Richmond that the House has already found sufficient savings to provide billions in dollars in disaster relief for victims of Irene, the hurricane that pummeled the East Coast this past weekend.
Cantor says it is the Democratic-led Senate that is holding up legislation that would authorize funds for the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
He adds: “There are no strings attached. We found the money.”
Cantor forgets that we all heard what we heard on video. How strange that after he gets guff from all sides about making insensitive remarks in the event of a major US natural disaster, he finds the money? This is a fast job of back-pedaling and it is very obvious that Cantor was just trying to score some points with his conservative base.
There are some things that just aren’t subject to the ‘cut the spending’ mantra of Cantor’s tea party politics. Meanwhile, where is Katia? Hopefully Katia is blowing out to see. Many areas in the Northeast still haven’t seen the last of the ravages of Irene.
Was Cantor trying to tell us that Harry Reid made him make those stupid remarks? Yea, that’s the ticket. Harry Reid made him do it.
Amazing – he was able to find all the money that he needs – all by himself in just a few days. With no one else around.
http://www2.newsadvance.com/news/opinion/
Eric Cantor might help you in an emergency — for a price.
Big Dog, that is priceless!!! Great find. I would put it up but not sure about copyright laws even if credited.
Great cartoon!
Earthquake news from my teacher friend in Louisa County.
Who pays for this? County insurance? Will the state or FEMA help out?
This school is in Eric Cantor’s district, I think.
Does building/homeowner insurance even pay in the event of earthquakes?
@Big Dog
Great cartoon! Thanks!
Eric Cantor was right the first time. There is nothing wrong with offsetting the Irene Disaster Funds with cuts elsewhere, just we all have to do to balance our personal budgets. Perhaps Obama could transfer some of the billions from the stimulus. Irene has finally created the shovel-ready infrastructure needs that the president is so desperately looking for.
@Kelly, where would you have him pull the funds from, tornado victims?
I think I like what Gov. Christie said best…about not having time to have Congress screw around with it. They need the funds right now.
Kelly, I am making an assumption here that you have not been involved with a real disaster – when things like earthquakes, hurricanes or 9/11 happen – you spend the money to get relief to those in need – then you find the money.
If your roof blows off you don’t wait until you can afford it to get it fixed. You get emergency funds to fix it. You don’t just camp out in the yard until your ship sails in.
Same thing if your furnace goes out in November and can’t be repaired. You seek emergency funding or borrow the money, even if your family budget can’t take the hit. You don’t do without heat during the winter.
People do what they have to do. I am tired of hearing all this silliness and comparisons to families and their budgets.