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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  • Maple Engineer@lemmy.world
    581·
    2 months ago

    Why the fuck doesn’t Biden just use his absolute presidential immunity for official acts to bypass Congress and allocate the funds? Then, once the election is over have anyone who says anything about stolen elections or massive voter fraud and the corrupt members of the Supreme Court arrested and shipped off to Guantanamo Bay. Official presidential acts!

    • ryathal@sh.itjust.works
      32·
      2 months ago

      He doesn’t need that. The constitution already gives the president the permission to summon Congress for emergencies.

      he may, on extraordinary Occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them

    • ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world
      181·
      2 months ago

      Moral high ground. “They go low, we go high”.

      The biggest issue with liberals are them taking their opponents in good faith, while their opponents exploit this fact.

      Except on the republican side it goes like “We go low, you go high”, and the republicans are not the only ones using it. In fact, the nazis used it to get into power, and so is Putin, Orbán, etc.