The Raw Story | Democrat silenced on House floor for Katrina remark: "After questioning a Republican congressmember's 'decency' for seeking to restrict housing reconstruction funds for Hurricane Katrina and Rita victims, a Democratic Representative was barred Wednesday from the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. By a vote of the House's membership, his speaking privileges were quickly restored, and the Member apologized..."
The issue had to do with Federal matching funds for block grants. Hard to come up with 50% matching funds when the town is completely destroyed-- there is no tax base in much of Southern Mississippi so the usual rules about matching funds do need to be suspended... and they were.
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