'Republican posturing against disaster aid 'for thee, but not for me' is a hardy perennial on Capitol Hill. In 2019, 43 of the 58 House GOP who voted against a $19B disaster relief bill had earlier 'demanded or endorsed emergency aid' in their own states'
Sen. Rand Paul opposes disaster aid, unless his state is a disaster epicenter.First, the Rand Paul of Dec. 11, writing to President Biden after a string of tornadoes devastated his home state, killing at least 64 and leveling whole communities:
The Governor of the Commonwealth has requested federal assistance this morning... I fully support those requests and ask that you move expeditiously to approve the appropriate resources for our state.Paul also has opposed coronavirus relief measures, such as the first pandemic response act, passed in March 2020 with a 96-1 senate vote,Story continues
That 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. Of course, waste in government budgets are often in the eyes of the beholder. Paul thinks that foreign aid is a "waste." Not everyone might agree.
Raising spending issues to denigrate projects you think are irrelevant to your own constituents has been known to devolve into farce. Remember the GOP response to President Obama's first State of the Union message in 2009? Then-Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, the designated responder being puffed up at the time as a potential presidential candidate, mined Obama's recession recovery bill for provisions he could ridicule.
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