Eric Cantor Voted Against Bill To Offset Disaster Relief In 2004
WASHINGTON -- The debate over whether money spent on disaster relief in the wake of Hurricane Irene should be offset by spending cuts elsewhere has turned into a proxy fight over the role and reach of the federal government. And it's producing its fair share of contortions on Capitol Hill.
Some of the same voices demanding cuts in exchange for relief today balked at applying such fiscal restraints in the past. That list includes the most vocal champion of offsetting the costs of repairing the damage caused by Hurricane Irene, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.), who recently said that "just like any family would operate when it's struck with disaster," Congress would "have to make sure there are savings elsewhere" to pay for the aftermath of the storm.
Yet a bemused Democratic source notes that in October 2004, Cantor voted against an amendment to an emergency supplemental bill for disaster aid that would have "fully offset" the cost of that supplemental with "a proportional reduction of FY05 discretionary funding" elsewhere. Funding for defense, homeland security, and veterans was exempted from the proposed cuts. But the amendment, introduced by Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas), would do precisely what Republican leadership is proposing to do now.
People can't change their minds in 7 years? The debt issue is a much bigger problem now than it was then.
Eric Holder thought to move the terrorist trials to NYC but then changed his mind a couple months later.
Plus when the Republicans were running things, they don't care if there is money in the account.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
God forbid that someone might learn from an earlier error and fail to repeat it. God forbid that Cantor may now recognize the foolishness of his earlier stance and adopt a wiser one in the present rather than continue to hold onto the foolish old one. Do you really think that the Democratic model of continuing to repeat past mistakes is the proper path to follow LJ?
All this from those who have vilified Obama for changing his mind on several issues. Apparently when a Democrat changes his mind it's flip flopping or lying, when a Republican changes his mind its a learning experience.
I'm really having difficulty finding an instance of Obama changing his mind on something of substance. Care to provide an example or two for me?
Near as I can tell he still believes the answer to out of control deficits is more federal spending; never believed that the debt ceiling shouldn't be raised at whim, but voted against the request from Bush purely for partisan political reasons; still believes that the nation can tax its way to prosperity, still believes that the federal government holds unlimited power and authority; still believes that terrorism is a criminal offense that should be prosecuted in civilian courts but can't follow through on closing Gitmo and bringing them to trial in New York because it would be political suicide to do what he believes is right.
Really archer, I can't think of a single thing that Obama has changed his mind about.
archer wrote: All this from those who have vilified Obama for changing his mind on several issues. Apparently when a Democrat changes his mind it's flip flopping or lying, when a Republican changes his mind its a learning experience.
I want Obama and the dems to flip-flop. Almost everything they have done has either done nothing, or hurt our economy. Flip flopping would be great!!
Too bad future generations aren't here to see all the great things we are spending their $$ on!!
archer wrote: All this from those who have vilified Obama for changing his mind on several issues. Apparently when a Democrat changes his mind it's flip flopping or lying, when a Republican changes his mind its a learning experience.
I want Obama and the dems to flip-flop. Almost everything they have done has either done nothing, or hurt our economy. Flip flopping would be great!!
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The left is angry because they are now being judged by the content of their character and not by the color of their skin.
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