Igor Volsky, of Think Progress, started a war on Twitter when he exposed Republicans that recently voted against a measure that would provide $600 million in aid to Flint. These Republican politicians are claiming that the Flint disaster is a “state and local problem.”
Below are Volsky’s tweets showing what each politician received from the federal government for their own state.
.@SenPatRoberts boasted of obtaining disaster $ after drought in KS. Guess how much $ he wants to send to Flint. pic.twitter.com/2fic5UuGKb
— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) February 4, 2016
.@SenatorSessions requested fed disaster $ after tornadoes hit AL. But of course doesn’t want to send $ to Flint. pic.twitter.com/dNm6d7srOh
— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) February 4, 2016
.@robportman endorsed disaster $ after drought hit OH.
Guess how much $ he wants to spend on #FlintWaterCrisis pic.twitter.com/lEEJ5U9QIZ
— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) February 4, 2016
.@RandPaul asked Obama for federal $ after storms hit KY
Guess how much $ he wants to send to Flint. Just guess. pic.twitter.com/Nz2YhP6TqY
— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) February 4, 2016
.@SenMikeLee asked for disaster $ after flooding in Utah. Doesn’t think Flint residents deserve the same treatment pic.twitter.com/EbOB2rcIuh
— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) February 4, 2016
Oooo, found @RonJohnsonWI asking for disaster $ for WI in 2011!
In 2016, he’s blocking emergency $ for Flint. pic.twitter.com/Ke2XXQJHRI
— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) February 4, 2016
Sen. @jiminhofe boasted of obtaining disaster $ after storms in OK…guess how much fed $ he wants to send to Flint pic.twitter.com/ssFHE3lfuB
— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) February 4, 2016
So after all the help and assistance the above officials have received, they still claim that the new measure to give aid to Flint is the Democrats attempt to “use the crisis to play politics.”
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