House Passes Sandy Bill--67 vote against it. (edit: list of "NO" votes with full name and state)

[Mrs. Overall]

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/01/04/168612212/house-passes-sandy-aid-bill

Would love a list of the 67 who voted against it. Jerks.

On Edit: Paul Ryan voted against it:

No votes included Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), the House Budget Committee chairman and former vice presidential candidate. who said after the vote that Washington should not be creating new debt.

"This legislation proposes to increase the program's borrowing authority by $9.7 billion," he said. "It would be irresponsible to raise an insolvent program's debt ceiling without making the necessary reforms."

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/275611-house-passes-97-billion-sandy-relief-bill#ixzz2H1fdtJvu

Full List of those who voted NO:
Justin Amash R MI-3
Andy Barr R KY-6
Dan Benishek R MI-1
Kerry Bentivolio R MI-11
Marsha Blackburn R TN-7
Jim Bridenstine R OK-1
Mo Brooks R AL-5
Paul Broun R GA-10
Steven J. Chabot R OH-1
Doug Collins R GA-9
K. Michael Conaway R TX-11
Tom Cotton R AR-4
Steve Daines R MT-1
Ron DeSantis R FL-6
Scott DesJarlais R TN-4
Sean Duffy R WI-7
Jeffrey Duncan R SC-3
John J. Duncan Jr. R TN-2
Stephen Fincher R TN-8
John Fleming R LA-4
Bill Flores R TX-17
Virginia Foxx R NC-5
Trent Franks R AZ-8
Louie Gohmert R TX-1
Robert W. Goodlatte R VA-6
Paul Gosar R AZ-4
Trey Gowdy R SC-4
Sam Graves R MO-6
Tom Graves R GA-14
Andy Harris R MD-1
George Holding R NC-13
Richard Hudson R NC-8
Tim Huelskamp R KS-1
Randy Hultgren R IL-14
Lynn Jenkins R KS-2
Jim Jordan R OH-4
Doug Lamborn R CO-5
Kenny Marchant R TX-24
Thomas Massie R KY-4
Tom McClintock R CA-4
Mark Meadows R NC-11
Markwayne Mullin R OK-2
Mick Mulvaney R SC-5
Randy Neugebauer R TX-19
Steven Palazzo R MS-4
Steve Pearce R NM-2
Scott Perry R PA-4
Tom Petri R WI-6
Mike Pompeo R KS-4
Tom Price R GA-6
Phil Roe R TN-1
Todd Rokita R IN-4
Keith Rothfus R PA-12
Ed Royce R CA-39
Paul D. Ryan R WI-1
Matt Salmon R AZ-5
David Schweikert R AZ-6
F. James Sensenbrenner R WI-5
Marlin Stutzman R IN-3
William M. Thornberry R TX-13
Randy Weber R TX-14
Brad Wenstrup R OH-2
Roger Williams R TX-25
Joe Wilson R SC-2
Rob Woodall R GA-7
Kevin Yoder R KS-3
Ted Yoho R FL-3

[peacebird]

1. House passed a 9 billion $ PIECE of Sandy bill, remaining 52 billion will be voted on in two weeks.

[Mass]

2. Roll call here. Ryan NO, Cantor McCarthy, YES . Dems all YES

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2013/roll007.xml

[freshwest]

10. Democrats voted for it? We need to inform the 'both parties are the same,' chorus.

[doc03]

3. I would be willing to bet my tea-bagging congressman made the list

Bill f---g Johnson. I lost the a--hole actually voted for it.

[madokie]

4. Some people are just stupid

and you know about stupid, it can't be fixed

[cascadiance]

5. Yea, people like that idiot Gohmert, who also voted for Alan West to replace Boehner...

... as Speaker of the House. Oh wait, didn't he know that Alan West isn't in congress any more? Yep, VER-R-RY STUPID!!! I guess Broun of Georgia is equally as stupid as he is too in both of those votes, just not as much of a past reputation build up as Gohmert has!

[exboyfil]

7. Actually you can serve as Speaker

without being a Representative.

[barbtries]

18. i didn't know that

has it ever happened?

[nadinbrzezinski]

26. No, it has never happened

But it is in the rules.

[barbtries]

28. thanks nadin nt

[Mrs. Overall]

29. The freepers were writing to their house reps to nominate Sarah Palin--seriously.

That gave me a good laugh.

[Skinner]

6. "All no votes came from Republicans."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/04/hurricane-sandy-aid_n_2409538.html

[freshwest]

11. Sticking to the principles of their spiritual leaders. That applause in the background is Grover's.

[samsingh]

8. kick

[rosesaylavee]

9. Very ashamed that our rep is on that list.

Congressman Hultgren, District 14 of Illinois continues to confirm he's not fit for the job.

[freshwest]

12. May he lose his seat in 2014.

[rosesaylavee]

31. Thank you.

We tried to do that this last time but to no avail and no hope from the democratic party. Our district is deemed unredeemable I think. bleh.

[freshwest]

33. It'll have to done person-to-person. Very hard to fight the memes out there, but this vote's proof.

[elaine43]

40. sleaze bag tea bagger

can't understand that people vote in these low lives bottom feeders

[rosesaylavee]

43. Welcome to DU!

I still think it's lack of information. If Fox Snooze was held to some kind of truth, if the media in general had to give a complete picture, these guys would have less chance of getting re-elected. They redistricted our district. We have few metro area voters and mostly rural, horsey country/farms outside the traditional collar counties of Chicago. The DEMs poured money into the other districts and to my knowledge, nothing for the very nice man running against this guy. With better funding, I think we would have had a chance. As it was, Dennis Anderson had a pretty good voter turn out despite the lack of moneyed support. Just not enough people knew about him or knew the Hultgren was nothing more than hot air and several cells short of a full brain.

[Myrina]

13. Good Gawd, Tom Petri's still in office?

He's gotta be older than dirt by now.

[KansDem]

14. Every f*cking Rep from Kansas voted against it!

Here are their names, districts, and DC phone numbers:
1 Huelskamp, Tim R 202-225-2715
2 Jenkins, Lynn R 202-225-6601
3 Yoder, Kevin R 202-225-2865
4 Pompeo, Mike R 202-225-6216

I know what I'll be doing tomorrow morning!

[LonePirate]

23. All four of these a-holes better hope tornado season doesn't obliterate us.

[ladym55]

15. 67 reps need to hang their heads in shame

But they are too stupid to understand the meaning of their no vote.

They all better hope that when the next natural disaster occurs in their district that the folks from the Northeast will show them more compassion. That includes you, Li'l Paul. Wisconsin NEVER experiences floods or tornadoes or anything like that, do they? Li'l Paul has never sought federal help for his district for anything ... yeah, right.

[AllyCat]

16. Ryan, Duffy, Petri and Senselessbrenner. Way to go Wisconsin.

[barbtries]

17. i wish the list had the states for all of them

i'm curious about how many were from CA and NC but don't know all the reps' names.

[alfredo]

19. Andy Barr (TP/R Ky 6th) voted against the relief package. That's one hell of a way

to start you time in congress. What a contemptuous worm you are Andy.



The people of New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey will remember your insult Andy, but I don't think they will take it out on your constituents. They are better than that.

[Kingwithnothrone]

20. heartless selfish punk

This little story is old and most people here heard about it,but it's worth reminding ourselves what a heartless,selfish punk Ryan is.Only link i could find with a short version.


During a recent rotary club luncheon where Paul Ryan was speaking, 71 year old Tom Neilson stood up to protest Ryan’s plans to gut Medicare and Social Security. Paul Ryan is currently U.S. Representative for Wisconsin’s first congressional district. He was recently named Mitt Romney’s running mate for the 2012 elections.

Tom Neilson a 71 year old retiree became obviously upset by Ryan’s plan to leave him without a future. He stood up to ask a question and was immediately surrounded by guards who strong armed him out of the room. While Mr. Neilson was being taken to the ground by several men Ryan decided to crack a joke, “I hope he took his high blood pressure medicine”.

Normally this examiner reports the news without bias or opinion. In this case however this examiner is both shocked and appalled by Ryan’s actions. The idea that this man could become our next Vice President both sickens and disgusts me.

http://www.examiner.com/article/paul-ryan-laughs-as-71-year-old-man-is-cuffed

[LonePirate]

21. Unsurprisingly, my state's entire House delegation - 4 Repubs - all voted No.

I wonder how they plan on voting the next time a tornado or drought ravage our state (KS).

[mountain grammy]

22. Lamborn represents Colorado Springs and voted no

Lamborn would have raised hell if federal money hadn't been forthcoming to Co. Springs after the fires last summer. He and the "good Christian" right wingers who elect him would have been whining all over the place. Not surprised to see his name on this list of fools.

[K Gardner]

24. My congressman voted against it, of course. Good ole E. TN.

[kimbutgar]

25. Those repukes who voted against it should be our targets to get them voted out in 2014.

If we work hard enough and start laying the ground work progressives can paint them as unAmerican. I shocked to see that Michelle Batshit voted in favor though. Start a fund to get rid of these cretins.

[Glorfindel]

27. Dear Lord, my "congressman" voted against it!

Palazzo, the scumsucker who represents the Mississippi gulf coast. I'm utterly speechless. After all the rest of the country has done for us. I wish there were some chance of getting that vile creature out of office.

[madrchsod]

35. when the next hurricane washes away mississippi gulf coast

he`ll be crying his eyes out begging for money...

[Glorfindel]

39. Yes, of course he will

Words cannot describe how much I detest him.

[Initech]

30. Paul Ryan voted against relief. Paul Ryan voted against relief. Paul Ryan voted against relief.

No matter how many times you say it it's scary as shit to think he actually had a chance at becoming vice president.

[madrchsod]

32. dam my teabagger rep voted for it

[blue neen]

34. Keith Rothfus, brand new teabagger Congressman from PA-12 voted No.

He and Scott Perry (PA-4) are the only Reps from PA to vote NO. Total jerks.

Rep. Rothfus didn't win by all that big of a margin, even though the Koch Bros and Scaife and all of their cahoots spent more on his campaign than any other in the entire country.

[OccupyManny]

36. Heartless bastards

Makes me sick.

[redstatebluegirl]

37. The Chickens May Come Home to Roost

If Kansas has a ton of tornadoes this year. The storms have been moving in that direction out of Oklahoma the past couple of years. We are pretty weather aware down here in Oklahoma for good reason. It amazes me the people who live in places where natural disasters happen yearly can vote against this!

[Mrs. Overall]

38. Kick--just added list of full names with state and district of those republicans who voted "NO".

[SunSeeker]

41. Traitors to their fellow Americans.

This was money to pay flood insurance claims--coverage the homeowners PAID for!!!!

What they voted on was just a $9.7 billion bill to pay flood insurance claims from Hurricane Sandy. It only extends the borrowing authority of the National Flood Insurance Program, which the Federal Emergency Management Agency warned on Tuesday was set to run out of money next week without additional funds from Congress.

There is no "pork" here--just contractual obligations on the part of the National Flood Insurance Program.

[mfcorey1]

42. As storm prone as Florida is, it makes no sense for their reps to be on this list.

All of them are despicable.

[SIBIndi]

44. Disaster Relief? Give me a break

It is time to stop politicizing disasters....why put ANY pork in this bill...$9 billion of the $60 billion will be spent in 2013? WTF!
I'm miffed people voted "No" but seriously, how the heck does this help our friends who are suffering?

Preparation against future storms:
$13 billion to 'mitigation' projects that prepare for future storms

VA Manhattan Medical Center
$207 million

Alaskan fisheries through NOAA:
$150 million

Military bases: Eight along the storm’s path, including Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
$41 million

Homeland Security and Justice departments for vehicles and equipment:
$8 million

Kennedy Space Center, Florida:
$4 million to repair sand berms and dunes

Plum Island Animal Disease Center, New York:
$3.3 million

Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.:
$2 million to repair museum roofs

National cemeteries:
$1.1 million for repairs

[pinto]

45. 1.5% of the allocations. Please explain which of these are pork projects and why.

Seems to me funds for repair and $13 billion for future storms aren't pork. Looks more like a long term approach to me.

[BainsBane]

46. that's how bills get through congress

It isn't ideal, but it's the way the system has worked for a very long time. Senators and Congresspeople get trade offs in exchange for voting for a bill. They even get perks for their states when they vote against a bill, something I have never understood.

[SIBIndi]

47. I'm aware of how bills work....

When it comes to "disaster relief" added pork is just shameful. Especially while people are suffering (many of my relatives).
Why put in anything that becomes fodder to the other side. Had there been no pork, no one would have voted no and they would have received the full relief immediately to the tune of 30B.