Political Factoid
Seventeen (17) GOP senators
voted against providing
federal funds for disaster relief
after Hurricane Harvey had
hit Texas and when Hurricane
Irma was headed for Florida.
- Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN)
- Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT)
- Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY)
- Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA)
- Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE)
- Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ)
- Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
- Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
- Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI)
- Sen. James Lankford (R-OK)
- Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT)
- Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)
- Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS)
- Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)
- Sen. James Risch (R-ID)
- Sen. Benjamin Sasse (R-NE)
- Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA)
All but one are unlikely to
be ever be hit by a hurricane.
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