So Texas Doesn't Want Federal Regs, but has Hand Out BEGGING for Aid!

[Truman62]

Rather hypocritical to deny the Federal Government the right to hold Texas to rules and regs - Like Winterizing Power Plants,
and then SCREAM for help when they get caught with their pants down...


Reports have proliferated that some Texans whose power stayed now face enormous bills, as private companies seek to capitalize.
The New York Times reported one case in which a 63-year-old military veteran living on social security in the Dallas suburbs faced
an electricity bill for nearly $17,000, 70 times what he would usually pay for all utilities combined.

“There’s nothing I can do about it,” Scott Willoughby told the paper, “but it’s broken me.”

The Texas Republican Michael McCaul, formerly chair of the House homeland security committee, spoke to CNN’s State of the Union.

“The current plans with the federal assistance bill are to help the homeowners both repair, because we have a lot of water leaks, a
lot of water damage, pipes bursting, but also [pay] their electricity bills as well,” he said.

Host Dana Bash challenged him, saying: “I’m hearing you say that the federal government is going to help to
bail out, and to pay bills in a state which is in part in this mess because it wants to be separate from the federal
government. That’s kind of rich, don’t you think?”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/republicans-eye-federal-funds-help-155458821.html

[seahooker]

I guess texas citizens don't pay federal income taxes and therefore aren't entitled to federal benefits to their state?

[Jw2]

Texas has always been a Welfare State - getting more in federal spending than what it sends the federal government in taxes.

[seahooker]

You mean like 37 other states, jw?

[Truman62]

YOU and your fellow GOPpers had NO problems with Donnie stiffing BLUE states from Federal Aid...

You Republicans even ENCOURAGED Donnie to be cheap in helping Puerto Rico rebuild.

[seahooker]

I'm neither pub or dem, dumb ass. I didn't vote for Trump or Biden.

[Jw2]