Why do we taxpayers have to pay for this?? Do/did these people not have insurance like the rest of us?? Why did we have to pay for Katrina and the like??And Dave,you are right on the money!! We lived near there and these people,for the most part are obummer people--ready for any hand outs and I said why rebuild--it will happen again and they will expect it again..I believe in helping people but only when there is no other help in coming..All the stories that were told about Katrina were told by liberals/bleeding hearts..There are ones of us that know the whole truth..These people brought in professional looters from all over the country--some family and friends.I am sick of people not taking care of their own problems,they need to be held accountable..

Let me see bail-out or aid is their a huge difference? Let me see if insurance companies will not cover your losses or cover you at all. Likely you should not build permanent structure there.

If anyone should bail-out or give financial aid it should be the states with the local laws that permit expansion in these potential disaster areas.

In my case you will never see me build a house in a floods plain or potential one. Why because I have enough sense to know if insurance will not cover then maybe the smartest thing in not to build there.

Biggest mistake Federal government bails out nations that will become hostile towards us before the bill is payed back and we just give them more. ????????????????? Messed up!

You don't have insurance, no problem. Just politicize you loss and the government will come running with the taxpayer check book.

Texas got 3 billion for Ike and it wiped out the entire Bolivar Peninsula and devastated Galveston all of the way to Houston and it took 4 YEARS to get the relief money. My problem is the Corps of Engineers tried to build a seawall along the Jersey shore a few years ago but the residents protested against it!Another thing that ticks me off is Katrina was all Bush's fault but Sandy caused nary a stain on Obama.

"the borrower is a servant to the lender."

"anyone who borrows becomes a slave to the lender."

Bible.cc

Every time I see the film of the $100,000 plus boats piled in some union leaders front yard I get a little misty. That or the street full of BMW's ruined by all that salt water, because their owners had to make a decision" save the Benz or the kids BMW". As for "Gov. Tuna," I think he should be impeached for greed and over acting. I have heard of the possibility of this type storm for thirty years, and no one did anything except wait to the relief checks.

I like how they had NO plan for where the Money is going to come from -

JUST = that they're going to SPEND IT !

I SOOOOO WANT A BANK ACCOUNT LIKE THAT!!!!!!

WHY DON'T YA'LL GIVE YOURSELVES A BIG FAT RAISE FOR YOUR EXCELLENCE IN ACCOUNTING & CRITICAL THINKING!

I for one am glad that they are getting help finally. Out in the weather is a hard place to be.

However, sure wish the money was all for that area as far as infrastructure and food, not other things mixed in. I would also like to have seen some fiscal responsability shown as far as were we make the expenditure up at.

There goes the $60 billion in tax increase that Obama got this year from the Republicans to balance the budget. Oh wait, that's tax and spend. Right. PS: TARP was a Republican bailout and guess what, We made money on it. Everyone paid us back but GM with billions in profits from the interest.

I am also surprised to see alot of libs out for blood over helping thier fellow man. Thought they were the part of helping the needy and hurting.

Also surprised to see the concerns of where the money will be coming from.

I geuss we might all have a little more in common than we thought.

actually Ford and Chrysler did not get bailouts from Obama. Ford Ceo gave up his salary except for 1 dollar and Chrysler sold 50% to Daimler (Germany) to make it. the banks and insurance companies, mortgage firm etc., are still paying plus 4% to the treasury. Katrina cost the tax payers 50 billion in four states, LA., TX., Ms., and ALA. plus more as Katrina moved noth causing floods in TN., KY., WV., PN., and VA. (if I left anyone out I'm sorry.) most spent was in and around New Orleans. those people all live in a flood plain. most of the residents don't have flood insurance. everyone complained that the govmint was to slow and a lot of the damage has not been repaired. graft in New Orleans is as common as "red beans and rice". not to mention the flight of the city administration, police and fire departments running out on the people they were supposed to "protect and serve". Coast Guard and Nat'l Guard had to provide the boats and people to do the rescues.

"But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him." Bible.cc

I am certain there are many good Samaritans in this country.

Hello Government: There are always options other than monetary help especially debt. One idea is we should use existing government Housing Authority to coordinate well organized systems to make available, and rotate in, work groups made up of volunteer citizens from all over the nation. Let us please plan for the future.

Thank You.

All that static about the Republican House holding it up for 3 days and the Democratic Senate takes almost 4 weeks to pass it without a peep from the media!

The $9.7 billion approved by Congress earlier was to pay claims under the National Flood Insurance Fund managed by FEMA. Remember just as any other insurance there are premiums a resident or business pay and should there be a disaster they file a claim. Also noted that should you not have insurance and receive a loan under this program you may be asked to carry flood insurance.

Boehner's facial expressions usually look like he let out a silent fart and he is making everyone figure out who did it.

And on another note, can we execute Casey Anthony and her scummy attorney David Schrader, just end this BS.

Freaky Slinger-domestic spending has already been cut $1.2 Trillion and the upcoming sequester cuts more domestic spending and defense. Let's see if the Republican will try to block the defense cuts. FYI- when an attempt to pass a Jobs bill by cutting oil subsidies ($10+Billion) guess who blocked this legislation? Not to mention more recently the Senate passed a Vets Job Corp bill with a pay for and guess who blocked this? So the next big test will be how they handle the sequester and Continued Resolution and it should be interesting. However, I can tell you how it will go based on the last four years. One party will say that we need to cut Social Security, Food Stamps, Unemployment, and God forbid another disaster but no mention of changing loopholes for hedge fund managers, carried interest, capital gains, oil or farm subsidies. Seen this movie before......

The Republican dominated Congress passed the bill over 2 weeks ago--what the heck took the Democratic Senate so long when these people need the money! Shame on the Senate. Oh and Senate where is our budget that by law you are to propose yearly and have failed to do in 4 years!

I can't believe it almost didn't pass!..(within two votes)no respect for Obama

let them seceed from the usa they want out and we give them 50 billion are you kidding let them pay for there own ins like i do! they wanted out now they need the usa to hell with new york and new jersy

pork pork pork.......... I'm tired of supporting the country.

Katrina; Sandy; FEMA for all. Why are we paying for NJ, NY or LA? We can't afford it. If NY or NJ are such rich States with high taxes, why are they not rebuilding their own homes?

Let just look at some facts. 2000, we had a budget surplus. We paid higher tax rates and the military budget was a fraction of what it is now- and very effective.

2008, economic collapse, lost wars and trillion dollar deficits locked in as far as the eye can see. Gents, I am a business owner and a libertarian. I would love to trash the Dems, but the repubs created the problems, expanded the government and reduced our freedoms. If you can't accept the facts, then you are welcome to live in your bubble. But this is why you are loosing ground. Blacks, women, latinos- you can get their votes. But first, you have to show a real balanced budget and quit with the social engineering, Patriot act and the lost wars. Ultimately, they see through the crap and the roe v wade won't carry you. Clinton balanced a budget and Obama has at least frozen the government at 3.5 trillion. Too much, but beats the crap out of the GOP record. If all you clueless home schooled idiots could be shipped off to fight these lost wars I would be fine with it. But you need to quit trying to impose your values of hating science and believing in majic.

I am a little naive, but I sure would like to see the spending bill publized so we citizens could see exactly where the money is going. I suppose that's too radical though. I am not very adapt at being able to search out the web. I am sure it's on the web somewhere, so if someone could let me know where to go I sure would like to see it. I am 70 and the Lord has blessed me with good health so am still able to work, so yes I am paying taxes, not only on my income but also what little social security I get. Thanks and God bless!

I'm not going to begrudge these people the money they need to rebuild. The money they receive will never give them back the things that mean the most, the pictures, the tree where the swing once rocked their children, the rooms that held the memories of family gatherings, christenings, weddings and funerals, happy times and sad times. The new rooms won't hold those memories. Some of these homes had been in the family for generations. How do you replace history? And the new building requirements will effectively prevent some of them from rebuilding, because they won't be able to make up the difference, maybe because they live on a retirement income, or because they no longer have the good paying job they once had.

Not all of these folks were millionaires. Many were just ordinary people living in homes that they had grown up in, trying to pay the taxes and homeowners fees on a small income. They may never recover financially. It isn't cheap to live in New York or New Jersey. Property taxes are high. Housing costs are high. Living expenses are high.

I hope that there is some kind of clearing agency for contractors, a place where these people can check to make sure the people they hire are honest and reputable and will do the job they promise.