The spending deal worked out by House and Senate leadership fails to address the needs of those in North Florida. 1/6
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It includes no money for Hurricane Michael disaster relief, does not seriously address the humanitarian crisis at our border, & was finalized at the last minute with little time for members to review the details. 2/6
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I cannot in good conscience support a bill that completely ignores all those who were devastated by disasters in 2018. We cannot continue to kick the can down the road on disaster funding. 3/6
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Florida’s Panhandle needs help now, not six months down the road. It’s been 4 months since Hurricane Michael hit & much of the Panhandle is still in ruins, with people living in tents & surviving on the bare essentials. We need to pass disaster funding & we need to do it now. 4/6
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Furthermore, Democrats promised they would work with
@realDonaldTrump to address border security - a promise they did not keep. 5/6Show this thread -
This bill falls short of providing necessary funding to secure our borders and is forcing
@POTUS to declare a national emergency to get the job done. I believe we can and must do better. 6/6Show this thread
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