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spanone
(139,117 posts)You probably thought this was only going to happen to Blue states...
markodochartaigh
(2,912 posts)I don't think so. He doesn't have to really care whether his state gets any federal aid. He DOES have to please the ones for whom he works, his wealthy donors. And they want more tax cuts for themselves and less government aid for the 99%. Fortunately for sprinting senators like Josh, he knows that his electorate is easily misdirected and has a shorter memory than most one-celled lifeforms.
Bernardo de La Paz
(55,948 posts)barbtries
(30,429 posts)When I saw the headline today I couldn't help but wonder if that's why FEMA is refusing to help the victims of Helene.
Deep State Witch
(11,804 posts)in Arkansas. He denied her request for FEMA, too.
JustAnotherGen
(35,086 posts)Who put up his fist in solidarity on January 6 then scurried like a rat after the breach?
underpants
(190,767 posts)
lastlib
(25,952 posts)Runnin' Josh is the Senator from my state. (Note I didn't say he was *my* senator--I don't claim the litle runt-coward, and he doesn't speak for me; I don't have enough zeroes in my bank balance.)
Paladin
(30,464 posts)But only if he's simultaneously (1.) pounding sand up his ass, and (2.) fucking himself.

Joinfortmill
(18,079 posts)Wounded Bear
(62,001 posts)
NNadir
(35,879 posts)Hotler
(13,117 posts)leftyladyfrommo
(19,790 posts)Medicade.
I think he's trying to come across as the big fighter for the people.
That's his new shtick. He is such a phony.
mvd
(65,647 posts)Hes fine with the work requirements, which result in cutting Medicaid!
FakeNoose
(37,427 posts)... but instead, he's in for another term.
Rebl2
(16,376 posts)idiot in MO didnt vote for him. Trump refused Arkansas any help as well after the state was hit with tornados and flooding. Doesnt seem to matter if its a red or blue state.
Irish_Dem
(69,937 posts)MineralMan
(149,095 posts)Elect Trump and, well, Find Out.
miyazaki
(2,444 posts)I'm sure you can get away with pocketing half the proceeds too.
BoRaGard
(5,521 posts)
milestogo
(20,610 posts)Hurricanes are worse than tornadoes.
Genevra
(55 posts)Hawley is getting pressure from his wealthy Missouri donors to get the feds to take care of the idiots in my state so that none of the catastrophes directly impact them through potential increased state taxes.
He's a diaperstain.
LiberalArkie
(18,275 posts)Evolve Dammit
(20,661 posts)czarjak
(12,827 posts)Being shown?
Rhiagel
(1,792 posts)Karasu
(1,208 posts)Thanks to them, people are going to be lucky to get a worthless $750 when their entire fucking house goes down.
Danascot
(5,020 posts)Hey Josh, If we'd have elected Kamala president would she be denying FEMA and other assistance to any state with a legitimate need? You know the answer to that, don't you?
Skittles
(164,406 posts)republianmushroom
(19,960 posts)working out for you, Josh ?
Traildogbob
(11,224 posts)Post a meme of him running away from his constituents, demanding a Town Hall, while pumping his fist in the air.
Iamscrewed
(305 posts)justaprogressive
(3,772 posts)
rickyhall
(5,237 posts)Godot51
(471 posts)runs to Washington.
Blue Owl
(56,278 posts)
CTyankee
(66,219 posts)the tough get going...literally"
Silent Type
(9,552 posts)He is, but hes also vocally opposed to this and Medicaid cuts.
BlueHurricane
(51 posts)Hawley voted last year to cut FEMA funding so I call BS he wants FEMA. This reminds me he keeps saying they shouldnt cut Medicaid.
The voters expanded Medicaid a few years ago in Missouri via a constitutional amendment and that means if federal funds are cut to Medicaid then the state will be on the hook to make up the difference.
Repubs in Missouri recently got rid of the Capital Gains state tax which obviously helps wealthier folks. Repubs next goal is to remove the state income tax. They dont seem to care about their people, they care about being able to push through their regressive tax cuts.
I watch how Repubs vote not what they say since those things dont always agree.
flashman13
(1,202 posts)Missouri voted for Trump by a wide margin.
Hawley has voted for all of Trump's idiot appointees.
No sympathy whatever.
FAFO!
Javaman
(63,863 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(163,479 posts)trump is denying FEMA assistance to a number of red states.
Under President Donald Trump, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has turned down a request from a storm-ravaged state that narrowly voted for him three times.
— Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2025-05-24T04:00:07Z
https://www.rawstory.com/fema-north-carolina
Western North Carolina saw massive devastation last year from Hurricane Helene, which killed over 100 people and left the city of Asheville, along with a number of small communities in the Appalachian Mountains, struggling to pick up the pieces after flooding in areas that had hardly ever seen floods before. At the time, Trump supporters spread baseless conspiracy theories that the federal government was ignoring communities there, or only giving aid to Democratic areas, and Trump himself vowed to improve emergency management.
According to Rolling Stone, however, Trump's administration is now denying an extension of a commitment to pay the full amount for a vital portion of the recovery process.....
With Trump rejecting the state's request, he continued, "It will cost North Carolina taxpayers a lot more to clean up west through North Carolina, and debris removal is just one of the many categories of relief we need."
Since taking unified control of government, Republicans have increasingly toyed with the idea of making political demands of areas that require disaster relief. After wildfires destroyed several neighborhoods in Los Angeles months ago, for instance, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) repeatedly suggested Congress should impose new policy changes in California as a condition of receiving aid to rebuild.
YoshidaYui
(43,742 posts)patphil
(7,847 posts)Just Jerome
(195 posts)every night, knowing Joshie is in my corner.
Thank god for CBD & CBN !
HeartsCanHope
(1,043 posts)Hawley betrayed us his entire first term, and yet so many of my fellow Missourians voted him back in. He's our Senator until 2030!
UpInArms
(52,791 posts)What a pice of lying shit you are I have been misrepresented by you for far too long.
mdbl
(6,521 posts)Tickle
(4,128 posts)for 8 states, right?
Lets be honest the real headline here is the bribe!
HHS Secretary Noemi is suddenly expediting FEMA aid to Missouri. Why, you ask? Because they need Senator Hawleys vote on the so-called Big Beautiful Bill.
Before Trump approved FEMA relief, Hawley was a firm no. Who wants to bet thats about to change?
(Source: Associated Press, 5/23 cant link, Im on my phone. Headline: Trump approves FEMA disaster relief for 8 states
underpants
(190,767 posts)The major disaster declaration approvals allow Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas access to financial support through the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Earlier this week Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem vowed to expedite Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoes request for disaster assistance, after being pressed on the issue by U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, a Missouri Republican.
Karasu
(1,208 posts)Kid Berwyn
(20,411 posts)Too bad. So sad.
BradBo
(717 posts)BobTheSubgenius
(12,009 posts)I never seem to find a use for them, so there should be a whole pile of them lying around here somewhere.