Senators Say No To Storm Aid After Their States Received It

Senators Say No To Storm Aid, After Their States Received It
US Senators John McCain (R) R-AZ and Tom Coburn (R-OK) hold a news conference to unveil a new report, 'Summertime Blues: 100 Stimulus Projects that give Taxpayers the Blues during the Summer of Recovery'on August 3, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO / Tim Sloan (Photo credit should read TIM SLOAN/AFP/Getty Images)
US Senators John McCain (R) R-AZ and Tom Coburn (R-OK) hold a news conference to unveil a new report, 'Summertime Blues: 100 Stimulus Projects that give Taxpayers the Blues during the Summer of Recovery'on August 3, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO / Tim Sloan (Photo credit should read TIM SLOAN/AFP/Getty Images)

In the acrimonious dispute unfolding in Washington over the Hurricane Sandy relief bill, one of the most contentious requests is for money to shore up afflicted cities and towns against future disaster.

Republican opponents have blasted the idea. In a December statement, Sens. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) slammed $12.9 billion in so-called hazard mitigation funding that Democratic sponsors had included in the bill “without identifying a single way to pay for it.”

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