Posted: Oct 12, 2017 11:37 pm
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/355225-69-republicans-vote-against-puerto-rico-aid#bottom-story-socials
69 Republicans vote against aid for Puerto Rico, other disaster sites
Legislation to provide $36.5 billion in aid for communities affected by recent wildfires and hurricanes, including Puerto Rico, secured widespread support in the House on Thursday save for 69 Republicans.
The votes in opposition included many members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, who believe government spending should not add to the deficit. [...]
Rep. Mark Walker (N.C.), who leads the Republican Study Committee, also voted against the legislation due to the lack of offsets.
“Hurricane aid shouldn’t be added to the debt. That’s akin to going to the Emergency Room after an injury, putting the charges on a credit card, and then pretending that the Visa bill is never going to arrive,” Walker wrote in a Wall Street Journal op-ed.