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Ant

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Congressmen Vote Against Relief for Katrina Victims
« on: September 08, 2005, 04:12:37 PM »
These eleven congressmen, Republican conservatives all, just voted against the $51 billion package ( H. R. 3673) for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. 

Rep. Joe Barton - TX

Jeff Flake - AZ

Virginia Foxx - NC

Scott Garrett - NJ

John Hostettler - IN

Steve King - IA

Butch Otter - ID

Ron Paul - TX

James Sensenbrenner - WI

Tom Tancredo - CO

Lynn Westmoreland - GA

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sadly, all republican.
 

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Re: Congressmen Vote Against Relief for Katrina Victims
« Reply #1 on: September 08, 2005, 05:26:04 PM »
Maybe, just maybe they think that $51 billion is a little too much.
 

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Re: Congressmen Vote Against Relief for Katrina Victims
« Reply #2 on: September 08, 2005, 06:43:00 PM »
That's politics.
 

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Re: Congressmen Vote Against Relief for Katrina Victims
« Reply #3 on: September 08, 2005, 08:30:58 PM »
or they are concerned with a lot of that going to FEMA...
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Re: Congressmen Vote Against Relief for Katrina Victims
« Reply #4 on: September 08, 2005, 10:25:12 PM »
spent over a quarter trillion on the war but they cant come up with 51 billion for the american people?

doesnt sound like too much to me

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