Sen Brown Justifies Denying 9/11 Rescue Workers Aid: We Had To Take Care Of Our Own Priorities First

[flamingdem]

As the Plum Line reported yesterday, State Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA), the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate special election on Tuesday, voted on October 17, 2001 to deny financial aid to Red Cross rescue workers who had volunteered with 9/11 recovery efforts. As a state representative at the time, Brown was one out of only three legislators who had opposed the overwhelmingly bipartisan measure.

At a campaign rally today in Hyannis, ThinkProgress caught up with Brown for comment on why he voted against the measure:

TP: In 2001, you voted against 9/11 recovery workers, giving them aid, do you have any comment on this story?

BROWN: Yes, it was a time when our budget was down. We had a lot of cuts unfortunately, and we had to take care of our own priorities first.

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2010/01/16/77726/justify-denying-911aid/

[irisblue]

1. Massachusetts Senator

not my senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio. vote Warren!

[flamingdem]

2. He's not a moderate, not at all! n/t

[A-Long-Little-Doggie]

3. I hope that was taped.

Elizabeth should make an ad about that.

[SoapBox]

4. Bumpersticker

"...and we had to take care of our own priorities first."


Scumbag.

[flamingdem]

13. I hope Warren makes hay with this info

a bumper sticker at a minimum

[Cha]

5. Scott Brown Exposed as an

A$$hole to the core.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

6. If Ms. Warren doesn't hammer him mercilessly with this. I fucking give up. nr

[Th1onein]

7. I hope the next time he calls for a first responder they tell him that they need to take care of

THEIR own priorities first. Asshat.

[ThoughtCriminal]

8. "Our own priorities first"

Let me translate:

Tax cuts, tax cuts, tax cuts, tax cuts, tax cuts, tax cuts, tax cuts, tax cuts...

[flamingdem]

9. and .. more tax cuts. We need to get Warren in!! n/t

[Zoeisright]

10. Go fuck yourself, Brown.

You flaming piece of SHIT.

[onenote]

11. was this used against Brown in the 2010 election?

If it wasn't, why not? If it was, and it wasn't successful then, I doubt it will have much impact now.

[flamingdem]

12. good point - needs research n/t