Speaker Mike Johnson won't let Congress fund hurricane recovery efforts until after the election.

With the Federal Emergency Management Agency reeling from major staffing and funding shortages amid the impact of Hurricane Helene, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) refused on Sunday to commit to reconvening the House before Election Day to aid recovery efforts. In response to a letter from President Biden urging congressional leaders back to replenish federal disaster loan funding, Johnson said during a Fox News Sunday interview that he’d only do so after the election—all but ensuring the funds will run out.

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    • thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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      1 month ago

      The Speaker leads the House. The House is in charge of the budget. This is it’s main function, the House is supposed to be the voice of the majority but of course it’s been broken due to gerrymandering.

      • Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11·
        1 month ago

        the House is supposed to be the voice of the majority but of course it’s been broken due to gerrymandering.

        And also the Reapportionment Act of 1929, which capped the size of the House at 435. If we went with the original model of one representative for every 30,000 people the House would have 11,000 members.