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Mike Johnson won’t commit to bringing House back before the election for more hurricane relief

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In a letter to congressional leaders, Biden urged Congress to restore funding to the Small Business Administration’s disaster loan program as it faces potential funding shortfalls.

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday did not commit to calling Congress back into session before the election after President Joe Biden pressed congressional leaders about potential funding shortfalls in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

In an interview on “Fox News Sunday,” Johnson was asked about Biden’s letter to congressional leaders on Friday requesting more money for federal disaster recovery efforts and after Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas warned that the department doesn’t have enough money to get through the rest of hurricane season.

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Congress has taken swift action on funding natural disaster relief efforts in the past even when it was on recess, a Biden administration official noted when reached for comment.

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Meanwhile Biden is considering calling a special session directly. It's not a commonly used presidential power but it is an option
- He absolutely should. I'm in nc (not far enough west to be affected by the storm though) and folks who are hurting really need the help. Plus it'd make cogress look stupid that the president had to hold their hand and say "okay now, let's go do our jobs to help the constituents facing natural disaster. I know you don't want to but part of growing up is having responsibilities"
  
  This is the correct answer, although you know somehow Rs will twist into "fascism" and "authoritarianism".
- Fuck yeah. Come on, Dark Brandon!
- Gov. Evers in Wisconsin sometimes does that for the Republican legislature. They gavel in and out within 60 seconds.
  Thats fine. The narrative then puts everything on Republicans.
- call them on their bullshit?
  what could go right?
Of course he won't. He knows if he doesn't he can blame it on the Biden administration. Republican voters are not concerned with facts.
- he can blame it on the Biden administration
  Don't vote for a bill to protect the boarder? he can blame it on the Biden administration.
  It works with their ass-backwards orcs.
This guy is an evil fuck, who uses his religion to justify and convince himself he's a hero.
He's not. he's just a jackass.
Edit: here's a Louis Rossman rant on why you shouldn't assume you're a good person. Johnson is a perfect example of an evil fuck that has stopped checking. Johnson believes he's a New Moses™️, appointed or sent by god to ..."save" america. Therefore it's totally acceptable to fuck over thousands of people. because he can spin it as "biden didn't get your aid!" and maybe stay in power longer.
Also, he shares his porn viewing habbits with his son.
The Republicans feel that inhibiting the federal government's ability to prevent people from dying will help their election chances. It's as simple as that.
- It worked with the border.
  
  I'm not saying it won't work. I'm sure it will in fact.
- It's even simpler than that. We're four weeks to the election, everyone in the house of reps is busy campaigning for reelection. Nobody wants to go to DC and work, letting the campaign challengers run around your district unopposed.
  And what would be the point if they did come back? Johnson couldn't get his party to pass a continuing resolution to find the government Republican sweeteners attached (voter id law). How the fuck is he going to get his party on board for "government handouts" without the freedom caucus making some asinine demand that tanks the whole thing. Johnson certainly doesn't want to remind voters of the shit show of distinction that is the Republican controlled House weeks before an election.
  Pull all your vulnerable members off the campaign trail in the final weeks so that you can put on a fuck fuck circus generating daily headlines about how Republicans can't govern? Fat fucking chance.
  And if Biden calls a special session, Republicans are going to say it's political to make them look bad, cause they can't govern.
The GOP can’t actually help people, but they like talking about others not helping people.
- That’s the Gaslight part. The other two parts functioning here as well.
  
  Are the other two parts Gatekeep and Girlboss?
So much Christian coming from the world shittiest Christians.
- What if I told you that “Christian” doesn’t automatically mean “good”?
  
  I'd probably tell you that the sky is freaking blue because of Rayleigh scattering.
N. Carolina, repubs are fucking you and will continue to fuck you in a cynical attempt to retain their political power. Something to consider as you head to the ballots.
They folks are evil as shit. Willing to destroy families just so they can score some election points to stay in power.
They want fuel for Trump’s lie that Biden is withholding money or gave all the disaster relief money to migrants.
Fucking disgusting.
Florida might be in play for Harris. Can't have that. This next hurricane should fix that trend.
I guess that's the thinking.
Republican voters won’t even know who’s behind them not getting the aid. Fox and Fuckers will blame it on MiGrANtS and UkRAiNE. Entire political party and their voter base is rotten.
He's too busy stroking his Johnson.
- If it's only him and his son, is it still a circlejerk?
  
  You can have my upvote, but that's foul yo.
  
  No, this is out of line. Definitely not a circle.
From WaPo
IV fluid supplies dwindle as Helene closes N.C. manufacturing plant It is a reflection of the far-reaching consequences of Hurricane Helene and the resulting supply chain interruptions.
By Sabrina Malhi and Lizette Ortega October 3, 2024 at 7:38 p.m. EDT
Hospitals across the country are facing disruptions in the availability of some sterile intravenous fluids, a reflection of the far-reaching consequences of Hurricane Helene and the resulting supply chain interruptions.
Baxter International, the country’s largest manufacturer of IV solutions, alerted hospitals that a Marion, N.C., manufacturing plant was temporarily closed because of flooding. Baxter produces 1.5 million bags of IV solution a day, according to the American Hospital Association.
Here is the link
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/10/03/iv-fluid-supply-disruption-hurricane-helene/
A sane tactical decision on his part - he's aware his party would never actually pass more relief funding and just spout performative bullshit.
He's still 100% an asshole but this is the political move to make.
- Not to mention that by not going through the theater of his republican colleagues refusing to help save lives, he can instead do nothing, which will likely cause deaths, which he can then just blame on Biden, truth being meaningless at this point for Republicans.
  Think about the immigration bill. No matter how many times Republican voters are told that Trump specifically and intentionally made the immigrant crisis worse by torpedoing a bi-partisan bill, they refuse to believe it. There is no way Trump supporters would ever dare blame their daddy or his surrogate, Johnson, for literally attempting to kill them.
  You can see why people refer to Trump supporters as a death cult.
- This is acktually good because… checks notes… …he is technically a flaming piece of garbage! Checkmate libruls!
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