>> yeah, we opposed the katrina relief bill. it wasn't offset. look what happened with hurricane katrina the relief bill, passed a huge spending bill. wasn't offset. no accountability, and afterward we heard stories about fema trailers being left untouched in new orleans, why people were starving in the streets. again -- >> if i can make an additional point, reflecting on the first segment of the program there are votes and there are key votes, club for growth says this is a key vote, which means it factors in. barney, correct me if i'm wrong, it factors into the rating that it gives to members. >> that's right. >> this plays a role in primary season. this is the sort of thing where if you voted for that, you got lesser of a score for the club for growth. you haves increased the odds you will draw a republican opponent in the next mid term election. >> i understand. that is the threat. but playing that sort of game when you have people in need seems to be strangely ugly and puts republican candidates -- for get democrats -- they have to tote the c

we opposed the katrina relief bill. it wasn't offset. look what happened to the hurricane katrina bill. they passed a huge spending bill. it wasn't offset, no accountability. afterwards we heard stories about fema trailers being untouched while people were starving in the street. >> ron reagan, if i can make an additional point reflecting on the first segment of the program. there are votes and there are key votes. club for growth says this is a key vote, which means it factors in -- barney, correct me if i'm wrong -- it factors into the rating they give to members -- >> that's correct. >> and so, therefore, ron reagan, this plays a role in primary season. you know, this is the sort of thing where if you voted for that, you got lesser of a score for the club for growth. you've increased the odds you will draw a republican opponent in the next midterm election. >> yes, i understand, and that is the threat, of course, but again playing that sort of game when you've got people in need just seems to me to be strangely ugly, and it puts republ

we opposed the katrina relief bill. it wasn't offset. look what happened to the hurricane katrina bill. they passed a huge spending bill. it wasn't offset, no accountability. afterwards we heard stories about fema trailers being untouched while people were starving in the street. >> ron reagan, if i can make an additional point reflecting on the first segment of the program. there are votes and there are key votes. club for growth says this is a key vote, which means it factors in -- barney, correct me if i'm wrong -- it factors into the rating they give to members -- >> that's correct. >> and so, therefore, ron reagan, this plays a role in primary season. you know, this is the sort of thing where if you voted for that, you got lesser of a score for the club for growth. you've increased the odds you will draw a republican opponent in the next midterm election. >> yes, i understand, and that is the threat, of course, but again playing that sort of game when you've got people in need just seems to me to be strangely ugly, and it puts republ

the federal government's reaction to the deadly hurricane katrina of two thousand and five then president george w. bush signed the first relief bill a mere four days after the storm made landfall compare that with the sixty six days since hurricane sandy hit the eastern shore seaboard initial estimates of hurricane sandy say that at least fifty to sixty billion dollars of damage was inflicted across the northeast in the tri state area after a meeting between the tri state area congress member congress members and the house leadership member said that the house will vote on a nine billion dollars flood insurance on friday and the whole bill on january fifteenth but still it's taking so long to get this passed so why is that for some answers michael brooks producer of the majority of four joins me from new york he's at the center of the storm there michael so i have to ask what's the hold up here. well first of all great to be with you and happy new year the hold up is really hard to explain i mean maybe republicans just hate new york and new jersey in the tri state area but you know a little bit less flippantly i think that one thi

and i ask the staff and this is why it's in the bill, when we looked at katrina relief and all the historic structures that were in that affected area, which was vast, we also provided this window. of course in the northeast we are also focused on our revolutionary past but unless we provide to these nonprofits and to communities, in some cases governmental entities, this waiver, allowing these -- a lot of these historical buildings will be lost forever. i think that time is of the essence. i comment you for what you're trying to do. but i oppose your amendment and yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back. all time has eblings pyre. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from michigan. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the noes have it. the amendment is not agreed to. mr. benishek: i ask for a recorded vote. the chair: pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from michigan will be postponed. it is now in order to consider amendment number 11 printed in part c of house repor

when hurricane katrina completely leveled parts of louisiana and other locations around the gulf back in two thousand and five then president george w. bush signed the first relief bill in a mere four days after that her and that storm made landfall meanwhile it's been sixty six days since hurricane sandy hit the eastern shore board and funding has yet to be approved now initial estimates of hurricane sandy say that at least fifty to sixty billion dollars in damages was inflicted across the northeast but those estimates could be on the low end when all things are said and done after a meeting between the tri state area congress members and house leadership it looks like the house of representatives will in fact vote on a nine billion dollars deal in flood insurance on friday and the whole bill it will be voted on on january fifteenth but still that means more than seventy days will pass before anything is actually done to help those victims michael brooks is the producer of the majority report he joined me earlier to talk from new york about what the holdup is in this seemingly simple decision. this is really hard to explain i mean maybe republicans just hate new yor

if it took, you know, ten days to get to katrina relief, it will be another two weeks. it is eight times as long. >> billly unfair to anybody but certainly unfair to people who have been very, very generous in helping others in time of need, another point that chris christie made yesterday. so on the fiscal cliff which did pass president obama has said you know, i want a big deal. i want a comprehensive deal. i don't want a mickey mouse thing. i don't want to go step by step. i want it all in one package where we take care of the fiscal cliff. and the debt ceiling. and the sequester. all at one time. >> yes. wouldn't that have been amazing. >> bill: we didn't get close to that. >> no, we really didn't at all. the sequester was only put off for two months. we'll be dealing with that again shortly. the debt ceiling of course, we'll have to deal with in february or march. then we also have this continuing resolution coming up to fund the government. so it's going to be like this for the foreseeable future. it is going to be one crisis after the other. >> bill: is there any hope, should americans have any ho

bill. neil: i don't want to be jaded, and you are much more obama's than i will ever be, but i do know a little bit about history of relief measures. katrinaes to mind. and even haiti, a look at ha we raised. i was just in haiti, it is still he blank check we're doing everything wrong. >> it would be my hope, it is not just one lump chunk of change. there would be stricker oversights even with th the $9 billion. but stricter oversight, and my hope we'll have offsets for the spending, for 9 billion spent we're file 9 billion to cut. in the end of the day the problem in dc is not the revenue it is the spending. neil: that is a pipe dream right there. to offset it with real responsibility does not happen. in middle of which chuck schumer weighing in on what should be done about it. >> i heard darrell issa say today that the bill did not move in the house because it was filled with pork. i'd like darrell issa to sit eye-to-eye with the home owner who lost their home and their life and tell that homeowner to his face that is pork. >> i would have no problem telling a homeowner that you are not getting squat because somebody else stole that mone

katrina. >> take me back to tuesday night, congress is debating the fiscal cliff bill and you an other lawmakers were adamant the sandy relief bill be taken up. did you speak directly to speaker boehner, and were you as angry and outraged as you were yesterday? >> yes, matt. we were told during the week, we worked on this with eric cantor, governor cuomo, mayor christie, and were told it was coming up for a vote either tuesday evening or wednesday morning, and then we started getting rumors on tuesday evening that it may not come up, might be pulled, congress may adjourn. >> did you express your outrage directly to the speaker? >> at that time it was not raised, i was concerned. let me talk to you about the fiscal cliff, 99% certain the bill did come up. john said he would talk to us right after the vote and decide what was going to happen, but instead after the vote, the speaker left and we found out from an aide that the bill was pulled. >> here's what you said wednesday. you said that speaker boehner had a, quote, dismissive and cavalier attitude and republicans have no trouble finding new york when it comes to raising mo