TALLAHASSEE | Time after time since taking office, Gov. Rick Scott has boasted of rejecting billions of dollars from the federal government. Now, Washington has turned the tables, shutting down Scott's plea for financial aid in a move that almost instantly took on political tones.
"Today, I asked the Division of Emergency Management to appeal the denial to ensure Florida communities have the full capability to recover from Isaac's damage," Scott wrote to FEMA's director, Craig Fugate, this week. The letter states that the damage to Monroe, Broward, Palm Beach, Collier, Bay, Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Franklin and Martin counties is actually about $10 million worse than originally thought, or about $36.6 million.
The Republican Party of Florida quickly blasted President Barack Obama for not "redistributing" money to storm victims.
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Hey, Florida Republicans.... "You didn't build that. Someone helped you along the way." Oh wait, they
denied you along the way. Time to demand the Federal government to pick up the tab, eh?
Oh yeah, PS: Check out .... Alabama
President Obama Signs Alabama Disaster Declaration - WAFF-TV: News, Weather and Sports for Huntsville, AL
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) -
The President declared a major disaster exists in the state of Alabama and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by Hurricane Isaac during the period of August 26 to September 5.
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