EDITORIAL: Disaster funding should have been unanimous
We applaud
So should some other members of
Last week
But 107
We understand why they did so. President
We share their ire somewhat. Unlike some conservative lawmakers, we're not bothered that Trump turned to
The wise play in this situation, perhaps, would have been a stand-alone bill on Harvey funding and to yank that from foreign aid, pressing upon the recipients of that particular piece of welfare that the federal government's duty is to care for Americans first.
Time, however, was of the essence, and the other budget-related steps were necessary. The bill should have passed unanimously.
The good news is that our
Hurricanes hit the Gulf and
What also should be natural when crisis strikes is that our leaders -- and we ourselves -- set aside political differences and agree our fellow citizens are hurting and need help, even if it means an uptick in the debt. If we can't come together on that, we ask: What can unite
This editorial originally appeared in The Lakeland Ledger.
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