Colorado Politicians Mad Over Sandy Bill Minus Wildfire Aid

Colorado politicians are steaming that $125 million in aid for last year’s wildfires was removed from the Sandy relief bill.

The Republican-controlled House of Representatives stripped that funding from the Sandy bill before approving it last week. That infuriated Colorado’s two Democratic Senators. They had gotten the money included in the original legislation that passed the Senate. On Monday, after the Senate agreed to the House’s $51 billion version, Sen. Michael Bennet issued a statement blasting the money’s removal.

Republican Congressman Cory Gardner complained about the money getting stricken as the bill moved through the House. Republican leadership has pledged to work on getting the funds to Colorado and other western states.

Last year’s western wildfires destroyed hundreds of homes and scorched millions of acres.

Latest Comments

• February 1, 2013 at 2:04 am

  Claudia Putnam says:

  Oh please. Sandy people aren't worth more than everyone else damaged by disaster. And the US spends more on "defense" than all the other countries in the world combined. That'... read more
• January 31, 2013 at 5:04 pm

  nk says:

  Everybody has their hands out all the time expecting that taxpayers can and will pay for everything. Has anyone in Colorado (or Washington DC) heard about our budget deficit?
• January 31, 2013 at 2:41 pm

  Mike N says:

  So these jackasses were angry that money in the Hurricane Sandy relif bill, for those who have suffered from Hurricane Sandy, did not have money for random other items? Did Hu... read more