Biden caught in another lie about FEMA aid to Texas.

According to a press report, the aid is only authorized for 5-9 July. Biden authorized aid after delaying on 9 July. It's also authorized for only half of the counties he promised Lt Governor Patrick.

https://texasscorecard.com/state/patrick-documentation-proves-biden-lied-about-granting-major-disaster-declaration/

Secede.

I saw that article earlier today. With everything going on with Biden, why the hell is his administration playing politics with Texas over this? It's not like it will help the dems doing this.

Man, Biden land Hidalgo are truly horse's a**es. Democrats always lie about aid then blame the problems on Republicans to cover for their incompetence.

Same song, 100th verse.

aggiepanic95 said:

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Secede.

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Yep, if they start doling out fed spending and disaster aid according to Red or Blue voting patterns then it is time to leave. I figured that eventually Dems/Libs would start doing this to punish Red Voters.

With Texas using a ton of its own money and resources on the border and the feds using FEMA to play politics with us over Hurricane Beryl, what's the point of Texans paying federal taxes?

Agreed. TEXIT NOW!

Posted on the other thread as well.

Acting Gov. @DanPatrick says Harris Co. Judge @LinaHidalgoTX repeatedly turned down state assistance before, during & after Beryl hit. #khou11
We've reached out to Hidalgo's office for a response.
MORE: https://t.co/cyfsKJcSo0 pic.twitter.com/5cZwrNypUQ

— KHOU 11 News Houston (@KHOU) July 12, 2024

Hubert J. Farnsworth said:

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With Texas using a ton of its own money and resources on the border and the feds using FEMA to play politics with us over Hurricane Beryl, what's the point of Texans paying federal taxes?

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Excellent point. The federal government throws our money around like it's nothing and then when a real need comes around, they deny the funds. Absolutely disgusting politics.

Hubert J. Farnsworth said:

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I saw that article earlier today. With everything going on with Biden, why the hell is his administration playing politics with Texas over this? It's not like it will help the dems doing this.

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They know they won't win Texas. Hussein is doing this for the same reason he gave New York a space shuttle and not Texas: He hates us.

An L of an Ag said:

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Agreed. TEXIT NOW!

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lol. Get realistic

Ellis Wyatt said:

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Hubert J. Farnsworth said:

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I saw that article earlier today. With everything going on with Biden, why the hell is his administration playing politics with Texas over this? It's not like it will help the dems doing this.

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They know they won't win Texas. Hussein is doing this for the same reason he gave New York a space shuttle and not Texas: He hates us.

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The feeling is mutual.

It's really simple. The news of the disaster declaration was all over the news. This is the first I've seen about some being canceled. They will campaign on Republican led Texas failing to provide after the wonderful Biden administration provided the aid.

Fine. Texas has plenty of our tax money saved up. Spend some of it where needed.

PCC_80 said:

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aggiepanic95 said:

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Secede.

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Yep, if they start doling out fed spending and disaster aid according to Red or Blue voting patterns then it is time to leave. I figured that eventually Dems/Libs would start doing this to punish Red Voters.

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Just wait until getting your electricity restored depends on your voting record.

Do any of you guys remember when Hurricane Sandy devastated to the Northeast back in 2012, and the entire Texas GOP Delegation (and Ted Cruz) voted against it? That had never been done before. Disaster Relief for any part of the country was never politicized. Until you clowns did it.

You do nothing but mock and demonize the rest of the Good Old USA..."Federal Tyranny!!!"

Yeah, you hate us Blue Staters, but you sure don't hate my Blue State money.

FEMA to the Rescue!!!

Because the Texas GOP couldn't run a Hot Dog Stand.

Please get your filthy Red State hands out of my Blue State pocket...you Moochers.

rackmonster said:

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Do any of you guys remember when Hurricane Sandy devastated to the Northeast back in 2012, and the entire Texas GOP Delegation (and Ted Cruz) voted against it?

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Yes. Because, as always, the dims loaded a bunch of bull**** into the bill that had nothing to do with the hurricane. The dims were playing politics and then lied so people like you would parrot their lies.

Good job. This is nothing at all like that.

rackmonster said:

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Do any of you guys remember when Hurricane Sandy devastated to the Northeast back in 2012, and the entire Texas GOP Delegation (and Ted Cruz) voted against it? That had never been done before. Disaster Relief for any part of the country was never politicized. Until you clowns did it.

You do nothing but mock and demonize the rest of the Good Old USA..."Federal Tyranny!!!"

Yeah, you hate us Blue Staters, but you sure don't hate my Blue State money.

FEMA to the Rescue!!!

Because the Texas GOP couldn't run a Hot Dog Stand.

Please get your filthy Red State hands out of my Blue State pocket...you Moochers.

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Did you get the money or not?

Oh yeah, you did... Cruz vote was a meaningless protest vote.

We are not getting the money, you left wing radical liberal.

rackmonster said:

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Do any of you guys remember when Hurricane Sandy devastated to the Northeast back in 2012, and the entire Texas GOP Delegation (and Ted Cruz) voted against it? That had never been done before. Disaster Relief for any part of the country was never politicized. Until you clowns did it.

You do nothing but mock and demonize the rest of the Good Old USA..."Federal Tyranny!!!"

Yeah, you hate us Blue Staters, but you sure don't hate my Blue State money.

FEMA to the Rescue!!!

Because the Texas GOP couldn't run a Hot Dog Stand.

Please get your filthy Red State hands out of my Blue State pocket...you Moochers.

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Lol
You are so ignorant as to be a waste of oxygen

Texit isn't solving the issue of Harris county, bexar county and Travis county.

Those counties will continue to be an issue texit or not.

Ellis Wyatt said:

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rackmonster said:

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Do any of you guys remember when Hurricane Sandy devastated to the Northeast back in 2012, and the entire Texas GOP Delegation (and Ted Cruz) voted against it?

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Yes. Because, as always, the dims loaded a bunch of bull**** into the bill that had nothing to do with the hurricane. The dims were playing politics and then lied so people like you would parrot their lies.

Good job. This is nothing at all like that.

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I looked at that Sandy Relief Bill. The Republicans said it was loaded with "pork" that was not related to Hurricane Relief. Sure. most of what they were referring to was funds to purchase more Hurricane Hunter Aircraft, and improved avionics on said aircraft. But the Texas GOP had to resort to Political Theatrics as always..."We showed them Libs!!!!'

You guys are just plain infantile.

Nothing like being WRONG at the top of your voice

rackmonster said:

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Ellis Wyatt said:

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rackmonster said:

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Do any of you guys remember when Hurricane Sandy devastated to the Northeast back in 2012, and the entire Texas GOP Delegation (and Ted Cruz) voted against it?

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Yes. Because, as always, the dims loaded a bunch of bull**** into the bill that had nothing to do with the hurricane. The dims were playing politics and then lied so people like you would parrot their lies.

Good job. This is nothing at all like that.

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I looked at that Sandy Relief Bill. The Republicans said it was loaded with "pork" that was not related to Hurricane Relief. Sure. most of what they were referring to was funds to purchase more Hurricane Hunter Aircraft, and improved avionics on said aircraft. But the Texas GOP had to resort to Political Theatrics as always..."We showed them Libs!!!!'

You guys are just plain infantile.

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https://thefederalist.com/2017/08/31/sandy-relief-bill-chock-full-pork/

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Here's the CBO score. Note when the bulk of money was actually expected to be spent. According to CBO's outlay tables, 24 billion dollars of the allocated funds weren't expected to be spent until 2016 or after. The hurricane, for reference, was in 2012. And according to CBO, nearly 4 billion of the spending in that bill didn't even pretend to be for emergencies: 3.459 billion was actually designated as non-emergency spending.

The bill itself is here. Its summary is here. Cruz's statement at the time on the Sandy bill is here. And the Roll Call vote is here. Here is a Heritage report about the bill at the time. Here is fiscal hawk Tom Coburn on the problems with emergency disaster bills. And here are some things you will find if you read all of these, including specific spending in the Sandy relief bill that has nothing to do with emergency needs or any relation to disaster relief:

16,000,000,000 dollars for Community Development Block Grants (11 billion higher than HUD was requesting at the time)
600,000,000 for State and Tribal Assistance Grants under the EPA
348,000,000 for "construction" for the National Park Service
100,000,000 for Head Start
50,000,000 for the Historic Preservation Fund at the NPS
45,000,000 for upgrades to NOAA aircraft
22,000,000 for upgrading NOAA weather equipment
50,000,000 for "construction" for Fish and Wildlife Services
24,000,000 for the Defense Working Capital Fund
10,000,000 to Small Business Administration to plus up grants to organizations seeking to participate in disaster relief
4,400,000 for "capital improvement" to the Forestry Service
3,000,000 for oil spill research
2,000,000 for the Smithsonian's famously leaky roofs.
1,000,000 for new cars for the DEA.
1,000,000 to the Legal Services Corporation.

There's more than that, but this seems to be the most obvious examples. Consider this question: even today, five years removed from Sandy, how much of these billions of dollars in appropriated taxpayer money remains to be spent?

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Progs wouldn't know the truth if it hit them where their balls used to be.

45-70Ag said:

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Texit isn't solving the issue of Harris county, bexar county and Travis county.

Those counties will continue to be an issue texit or not.

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When those city leaders are no longer protected by the federal government, they'll fall in line or be replaced by President Abbott.

45-70Ag said:

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Texit isn't solving the issue of Harris county, bexar county and Travis county.

Those counties will continue to be an issue texit or not.

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TEXIT means we don't have to deal with federal problems like us paying federal taxes then the federal government withholding funds in times of an emergency.

Texans would deal with our own problems rather than be dependent on the whims of what the majority of 49 other states think, via Biden for example.

Tea Party said:

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45-70Ag said:

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Texit isn't solving the issue of Harris county, bexar county and Travis county.

Those counties will continue to be an issue texit or not.

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TEXIT means we don't have to deal with federal problems like us paying federal taxes then the federal government withholding funds in times of an emergency.

Texans would deal with our own problems rather than be dependent on the whims of what the majority of 49 other states think, via Biden for example.

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Assuming elections still happen in Texas after texit, the idiots that dominate these counties will still be voting for the same people they currently are. Houston, Austin and San Antonio will continue to be a problem in multiple ways.

rackmonster said:

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Do any of you guys remember when Hurricane Sandy devastated to the Northeast back in 2012, and the entire Texas GOP Delegation (and Ted Cruz) voted against it? That had never been done before. Disaster Relief for any part of the country was never politicized. Until you clowns did it.

You do nothing but mock and demonize the rest of the Good Old USA..."Federal Tyranny!!!"

Yeah, you hate us Blue Staters, but you sure don't hate my Blue State money.

FEMA to the Rescue!!!

Because the Texas GOP couldn't run a Hot Dog Stand.

Please get your filthy Red State hands out of my Blue State pocket...you Moochers.

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Sandy was not a hurricane.... Can't even get that right.

Hurricane sandy wasn't a hurricane when it went over the northeast, clown.

Try again.

Yea I don't think the scorecard is correct here. Isn't the declaration for damage incurred during those dates? Patrick may have preemptively declared 121 counties, does it mean all were impacted? I'm not buying this piece from the Texas Scorecard.

We don't have to own the libs. They do a good enough job of that themselves, as can be seen with their current presidential candidate cluster F.

rackmonster said:

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Do any of you guys remember when Hurricane Sandy devastated to the Northeast back in 2012, and the entire Texas GOP Delegation (and Ted Cruz) voted against it? That had never been done before. Disaster Relief for any part of the country was never politicized. Until you clowns did it.

You do nothing but mock and demonize the rest of the Good Old USA..."Federal Tyranny!!!"

Yeah, you hate us Blue Staters, but you sure don't hate my Blue State money.

FEMA to the Rescue!!!

Because the Texas GOP couldn't run a Hot Dog Stand.

Please get your filthy Red State hands out of my Blue State pocket...you Moochers.

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Someone's still bitter over all those brown people getting dropped off at Martha's Vineyard.

45-70Ag said:

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Hurricane sandy wasn't a hurricane when it went over the northeast, clown.

Try again.

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It was a super storm!

redcrayon said:

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45-70Ag said:

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Hurricane sandy wasn't a hurricane when it went over the northeast, clown.

Try again.

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It was a super storm!

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Oh, he's talking about "Superstorm Sandy"!?

LOL

That weak *****? We called that kind of weather "A day that ends in Y" in Iowa.

rackmonster said:

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Ellis Wyatt said:

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rackmonster said:

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Do any of you guys remember when Hurricane Sandy devastated to the Northeast back in 2012, and the entire Texas GOP Delegation (and Ted Cruz) voted against it?

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Yes. Because, as always, the dims loaded a bunch of bull**** into the bill that had nothing to do with the hurricane. The dims were playing politics and then lied so people like you would parrot their lies.

Good job. This is nothing at all like that.

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I looked at that Sandy Relief Bill. The Republicans said it was loaded with "pork" that was not related to Hurricane Relief. Sure. most of what they were referring to was funds to purchase more Hurricane Hunter Aircraft, and improved avionics on said aircraft. But the Texas GOP had to resort to Political Theatrics as always..."We showed them Libs!!!!'

You guys are just plain infantile.

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Don't come crying when the northeast can no longer keep the lights on because you keep preventing additional fossil fuel capacity in favor of unicorn green energy. Good luck with that.

45-70Ag said:

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Tea Party said:

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45-70Ag said:

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Texit isn't solving the issue of Harris county, bexar county and Travis county.

Those counties will continue to be an issue texit or not.

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TEXIT means we don't have to deal with federal problems like us paying federal taxes then the federal government withholding funds in times of an emergency.

Texans would deal with our own problems rather than be dependent on the whims of what the majority of 49 other states think, via Biden for example.

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Assuming elections still happen in Texas after texit, the idiots that dominate these counties will still be voting for the same people they currently are. Houston, Austin and San Antonio will continue to be a problem in multiple ways.

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Yes, but would you rather have to negotiate with blue Texans in the cities or would you rather negotiate with blue Texans in the cities AND blue coastal people?