Oops! When Republicans block unemployment benefits, they also blocked flood insurance

[ProSense]

Northeast Hit With Devastating Floods, As Federal Flood Insurance Expires Due To GOP Obstruction

Last week, Senate Republicans, led by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK), blocked an extension of unemployment benefits, claiming that they objected to granting the extension without offsetting it with a spending cut elsewhere. Last month, Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY) and a handful of his Republican allies did the same thing, with Bunning telling Democrats who wanted to pass an extension by unanimous consent “tough sh*t.”

But it wasn’t only unemployment benefits that expired: the same package that the Republicans blocked also included extenders for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). And the critical nature of NFIP was brought into the spotlight this week, as many northeastern states have been battered with record amounts of rainfall, which has led to widespread flooding.

According to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, there are 5.5 million flood insurance policy holders in flood plains, and as of this week, homeowners were rendered unable to renew their policies. If any of those homeowners were victims of the current flooding, they will “face complications” filing claims. As Blain Rethmeier, spokesman for the American Insurance Association, put it, “it’s unfortunate that the NFIP has fallen victim to the political process”:

Ultimately the people who will suffer the most are property owners who need new coverage or who need to renew their flood insurance policies. One can only hope that Mother Nature is kind until April 12. Otherwise, there’s not much people can do.

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[Phx_Dem]

1. Nice job haters.

[ChicagoSuz219]

2. YIKES!!

Think the Party of NOthing just lost a whole new base of voters.

Stupid & short-sighted... not to mention, just plain mean.

[Peacetrain]

3. Lets get this out there and bat them over the head with it big time!!

[DevonRex]

4. Ruh roh. How stupid and mean spirited can they get?

Nevermind. Don't answer that.

[vaberella]

10. Obviously very mean spirited in mean. Katrina should have told us enough. n/t

[awoke_in_2003]

5. they probably knew that from the get go

after all, only stinking liberals live in the northeast :sarcasm:

[Kber]

15. At least Mass was spared flooding, so Scott Brown's voters are OK

right?

[Kdillard]

6. Party of no strikes again.

[MadMaddie]

7. "Unintended Consequences" that is the basis for

all Repuglican hatriot decisions.

Bastards!

[LiberalFighter]

8. I wonder how many of those 5.5 million lost their flood insurance?

And how many of them suffered or will suffer losses because they couldn't renew it?

[Jakes Progress]

9. republicans are irrelevant to anything good.

Just ignore the assholes and use the majorities we have to do what needs to be done. They will not, not ever, do anything that might help the country because that would make Obama look good. They do not care if babies die, if mothers perish, if our soldiers rot. They will not do anything to help that might make Obama look good. To court them anymore is pathetic and stupid.

[Jennicut]

11. My state, Connecticut, was hit hard with the flooding. Thanks Rethugs!

This will just endear you to our state even more.

[Kdillard]

12. Only if people understand the reason.

[Jennicut]

14. True but CT is pretty blue to begin with.

Except for that disastrous mistake many Dems and indepedents made with Lieberman in 2006, it is not a bad place to live for a liberal.

I am going to watch the news on the local channels to see if it is reported or not.

[tblue37]

13. The Repubs keep handing us this stuff, but the Dem leaders keep not using it

against them.

[and-justice-for-all]

16. Pukes are going to lose far more seats then they think..

come election time; WATCH!!