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Dems hold up disaster relief in petty political payback - bullet - 04-10-2019 08:23 AM
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/438144-dems-accused-of-seeking-revenge-for-2013-vote-on-hurricane-relief
"...Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) on Tuesday told reporters that Sen. Patrick Leahy (Vt.), the lead Democratic negotiator for the pending relief legislation, brought up the 2013 vote during a recent, contentious conversation.
“The senator from Vermont called me last Friday and said, ‘I want to show something,’ so he sent over this two-page spread on that vote. Of the 37 ‘no’ votes, I was one of them,” Isakson said when asked whether Democrats are stalling disaster relief for Georgia and other GOP states as a form of political payback for opposing prior legislation that also provided assistance to New Jersey and Connecticut.
“We had a few words,” Isakson added.
The conversation is proof that the current impasse over disaster relief is a form of political payback, according to Republicans...."
Note that there were 37 no votes, which means that it did pass. Disaster relief is still stalled now.
RE: Dems hold up disaster relief in petty political payback - BadgerMJ - 04-10-2019 08:38 AM
(04-10-2019 08:23 AM)bullet Wrote: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/438144-dems-accused-of-seeking-revenge-for-2013-vote-on-hurricane-relief
"...Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) on Tuesday told reporters that Sen. Patrick Leahy (Vt.), the lead Democratic negotiator for the pending relief legislation, brought up the 2013 vote during a recent, contentious conversation.
“The senator from Vermont called me last Friday and said, ‘I want to show something,’ so he sent over this two-page spread on that vote. Of the 37 ‘no’ votes, I was one of them,” Isakson said when asked whether Democrats are stalling disaster relief for Georgia and other GOP states as a form of political payback for opposing prior legislation that also provided assistance to New Jersey and Connecticut.
“We had a few words,” Isakson added.
The conversation is proof that the current impasse over disaster relief is a form of political payback, according to Republicans...."
Note that there were 37 no votes, which means that it did pass. Disaster relief is still stalled now.
Democrats acting like spoiled petulant children causing people to suffer for their own political gains.....
Imagine that....