It’s not your imagination. Supply-chain problems — as well as higher energy and material costs — mean that traditional year-end holiday liquor runs are putting a much bigger dent in your wallet than in 2020. RonWLATimes reports:
Column: Election day shows that the Democratic Party should make sure voters know how it’s helping themThat points to a fundamental difference between Republicans and Democrats when it comes to disaster aid. Republicans are cheeseparing about public aid until and unless it’s for their constituents specifically; Democrats tend to see the issue broadly, favoring these programs regardless of geography.
In 2013, a $50.5-billion relief package for Hurricane Sandy, which had devastated the Northeast, was opposed by 36 Republican senators. Of those votes, 31 came fromRepublicans who had previouslyAmong the opponents were Paul and Senators Kelly Ayotte and Pat Toomey , who had both sought relief aid for their own statesThrough his Congressional office, Paul told me, “The truth is that I’ve consistently advocated for FEMA disaster money for KY over my 11 years in office, dozens of times.” Well, yes.
A 1927 flood on the Mississippi killed 246 people, sweeping away bridges and breaching the levees over a thousand-mile stretch of the river. A member of the House Flood Control Committee, Swing convened hearings on a levee construction program costing an unprecedented $300 million and invited New Orleans business and political leaders to attend.
The measure included"$140 million for something called volcano monitoring,” Jindal mocked. “Instead of monitoring volcanoes, what Congress should be monitoring is the eruption of spending in Washington, D.C.” Less than one month later, Alaska’s Mt. Redoubt erupted, threatening Anchorage with an ash storm and forcing the delay or cancellation of commercial flights that passed over the area.
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