Ernst says disaster funds ‘never used to be political’
During a Wednesday morning town hall meeting at the Des Moines Area Community College Newton Campus, Ernst said the
"However, the
According to an
Devastating flood damages throughout the Midwest more than a month ago prompted
Ernst later told the
"We would like to see that right away at the beginning of the week," Ernst said. "We want to bring a bill up, get that finalized here in the next few days (and) get it passed through the
The bill, she added, also needs to cover the disasters from last year and include a "moderate amount of funding for
Previously stating at the Newton town hall that
"Disaster funding never used to be political. Everybody has supported disaster packages," Ernst said. "For whatever reason now with
At the town hall meeting, Ernst said a number of lawmakers and the president himself have issues with the funding for
Many of the funds the Midwestern states would receive from a proposed bill, she added, would be spent on repairing the levy system that had been compromised during the floods.
Ernst reminded those in attendance even though "disasters are still occurring in
"And it's hung up in this package. So they've waited a very long time for disaster assistance, and we need to make sure we're getting relief to those states as well," Ernst said. "So we still have some work to do. We want to see this get done as soon as possible."
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