Speaker Mike Johnson won't let Congress fund hurricane recovery efforts until after the election.

With the Federal Emergency Management Agency reeling from major staffing and funding shortages amid the impact of Hurricane Helene, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) refused on Sunday to commit to reconvening the House before Election Day to aid recovery efforts. In response to a letter from President Biden urging congressional leaders back to replenish federal disaster loan funding, Johnson said during a Fox News Sunday interview that he’d only do so after the election—all but ensuring the funds will run out.

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  • lennivelkant@discuss.tchncs.de
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    1 month ago

    I mean, if you ignore the parts about giving away your wealth, being a good samaritan, looking for fault in yourself before criticising others, more stuff about collecting treasures in heaven instead of on earth, humility and patience in the face of adversity, honesty, forgiveness, even more stuff about throwing out moneylenders and people making money from religion…

    Basically, take away the entire gospel and a solid chunk of the epistles, focus on the “If I regularly ask for forgiveness of whatever unspecified sins I might have committed, Im a good person and won’t burn in hell like all these bad people”, squint a little, account for a margin of human error, and he does look a bit like a Christian!