The bill was signed, according to the Washington Times.
“President Trump signed a bill Friday afternoon to inject billions of dollars into disaster relief, racing to deliver the funds as Hurricane Irma bears down on Florida and as cleanup efforts from Hurricane Harvey get fully underway in Texas.”We hear cries of “President Trump made a deal.”
Okay, class, listen up. Where do all spending bills for the United Stated government start? If you knew it was the House of Representatives you probably cheated. Who is in charge of the House? Paul Ryan. The next line in the article is,
“Mr. Trump acted just hours after the bill cleared the House in a strong bipartisan vote.”In order for it to get to the president’s desk it also had to go to the Senate, where the Republicans also have a majority, and pass there. So by the time it reaches the president all the Democrats and RINOs had a chance to nix it. They did not.
Where were all these patriots when the president said he was ready to sign a bill ending Obamacare?
Crickets. So go ahead and be upset with the president but don’t forget your local congressman. And don’t leave out all of us that think the U.S. Government is there to ride to the rescue when we have a problem. We are digging our own graves, one crisis at a time.
homo unius libri
All things considered, I think he did the right thing AT THIS TIME. I'll feel otherwise if the situation continues.
ReplyDeleteI wonder how the American people would respond if they were challenged to give to a reputable relief effort with the knowledge that the government was not going to step in. I think we would be surprised, pleasantly.
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I suspect many of us do that anyway, knowing how incompetent the gummint tends to be.
DeleteIt requires discernment to make sure you contributions actually help instead of just making you feel good. The two names that keep coming up are Salvation Army and Samaritan's Purse.
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