This is borderline unbelievable, even for the Republicans.
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said Monday that if Congress passes an emergency spending bill to help Missouri’s tornado victims, the extra money will have to be cut from somewhere else.
“If there is support for a supplemental, it would be accompanied by support for having pay-fors to that supplemental,” Mr. Cantor, Virginia Republican, told reporters at the Capitol. The term “pay-fors” is used by lawmakers to signal cuts or tax increases used to pay for new spending.
So there you have it -- holding disaster relief hostage. We won't approve funds to help the people of Missouri who just witnessed their town disappear unless we cut something else first, says Eric Cantor (R-Fuckhead)