When the U.S. Senate reconvenes next week, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott says he’ll introduce legislation to ensure that disaster relief dollars are fully funded to help pay for damage from Hurricane Idalia — and not be linked to military funding for Ukraine. The proposed linking of funds for Ukraine with disaster relief has angered Scott along with his GOP Senate colleague Marco Rubio. “No matter what you think about Ukraine funding, those things should never be one for the other,” he said. I hope the White House backs off of that position.”FEMA has projected at least a $4 billion deficit with the disaster relief fund. While Democrats have consistently supported funding the military effort in Ukraine, the GOP has seen more fissures in their ranks.

Source: Fox News August 30, 2023 21:46 UTC