Bush asks congress for 2 BILLION in disaster relief with more

[pk_du]

to follow....

For South East Asia?......no , dont be silly...it was for his Bro's State of Florida in the run up to this years election.

Nuf said....bastards.

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On August 27, the President announced he would submit a supplemental request to Congress of approximately $2 billion to pay for the response and recovery efforts related to Hurricane Charley. Because of the severity and timing of Hurricane Frances, the President is now proposing enhanced federal relief to respond to increased emergency needs in Florida and other affected areas. It is extremely rare for two hurricanes -- a Category IV followed by a Category II -- to hit the same geographical area within a three-week period. The total supplemental budget requests for Hurricanes Charley and Frances will eventually be higher than the original $2 billion previously planned.
The request for the first supplemental appropriations request will total $2.0 billion and include funds for FEMA, primarily for emergency cleanup, emergency protective measures, and individual assistance. It will also allow FEMA to support urgent Small Business Administration disaster response efforts.
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http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/09/20040906-1.html

[purduejake]

1. At least the monster is helping somebody.

Unfortunately he slaughters more than he saves.

[burrowowl]

4. You really

think he is helping somebody!?!

[OldLeftieLawyer]

2. Wouldn't this be something

if even 1/10th of it went to Darfur?

[radric]

3. And your point is? (nt)

[Tinoire]

5. Yet more depressing badly needed perspective. Thanks n/t

[SoCalDem]

6. Votes are expensive, dontchaknow?

I would actually be surprised if that much was really spent.. he loves to go on TV and SAY he's doing this and that, and then when push comes to shove, he does not deliver..

This is one of his trademarks.. He "promises" stuff that he KNOWS requires congressional approval, and then with a wink and a nod, his henchmen in the house (and now probably the senate too) insert poison pills into legislation that would "cost money he doesn't really want to spend , but was pushed into promising.

The Dems HAVE to vote against the bills with the phony stuff, so then he just throws up his hands and says.."Those OBSTRUCTIONIST DEMOCRATS voted it down, but I REALLY wanted to get that bill passed".. and then it's never talked of again..

It's as if you promised a friend that YOUR brother would donate a kidney to the friend.. Of course the brother would say NO WAY, but "it's not YOUR fault", is it?

[Disturbed]

7. Bush's Broken Promises

"You can't say one thing and do another." - George W. Bush, 10/31/00

During the presidential campaign and his first year in office, George W. Bush made a number of promises affecting American families, but he has failed to keep them. From breaching the Social Security lockbox to making it harder for middle class families to pay for college and leaving out millions of seniors from his prescription drug proposal, Bush has made a habit out of saying one thing and doing another. Here is a catalogue of Bush's broken promises revealed in his FY 2003 budget and in other key policy areas. In contrast to Bush's failures, Democrats have a strong record of progress on these issues.

Summary of Bush's Broken PromisesDeficit
Bush said his tax cut would not cause deficits, even in a bad economy.

Bush's FY 2003 budget posts $106 billion deficit, the first deficit since 1997. The budget will return to balance in 2005, at the earliest.

Social Security
Bush said Social Security Trust Fund would remain in a lockbox.

Bush breached the Social Security Trust Fund and is on schedule to spend $1.65 trillion of it over the next ten years.

National Debt
Bush promised to pay down a record amount of the national debt.

Bush not only failed to pay down the national debt, he has been forced to request a $750 billion increase in the debt limit.

Education Reform
As part of the bipartisan education reform, Bush promised to spend more money on education.

Bush budget cut funding from his own "No Child Left Behind" law and provided the smallest education funding increase in seven years.

Pell Grants

Bush promised to increase the maximum Pell Grant award, thereby increasing access to higher education.

Bush froze Pell Grant limit below his promised level.

LIHEAP
Bush promised to "fully fund" LIHEAP (the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program).

Bush's budget cut LIHEAP by $300 million.

Medicare
Bush pledged to provide Medicare prescription drug coverage for all seniors.

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated that Bush's plan would cover only 6 percent of Medicare beneficiaries.

Yucca Mountain
Bush promised to listen to sound science and local officials before deciding to bury the nation's nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain.

Bush designated Yucca Mountain the site before all the science is in, flouting local officials.

Student Loans
Bush promised to make higher education more accessible by helping students with high costs.

Bush proposed pulling $1.3 billion from a program that allows students to consolidate education loans at federally subsidized interest rates.

• “I want to thank the Boys & Girls Clubs across the country…The Boys & Girls Club have got a grand history of helping children understand the future is bright for them, as well as any other child in America.”-- 1/30/03 (Bush’s 2002 budget proposed eliminating all federal funding for the Boys and Girls Club of America.)

*The short list.