You can't make assumptions about who did what and for what reason.
Let the investigations unfold. More of the story will make sense.
That isn't an assumption. They(or at least some of them) stated that the bill did not have enough oversight and such so they couldn't vote for it.
Barton
Flake
Foxx
Garrett
Hostettler
King
Otter
Paul
Sensenbrenner
Tancredo
Westmoreland
Garrett
WASHINGTON -- New Jersey Rep. Scott Garrett said Thursday he voted against sending $51.8 billion in emergency relief to the areas affected by Hurricane Katrina because the bill contained no accountability measures.
"I wanted to make sure that the people in the affected areas get every bit of assistance they absolutely need," Garrett said in a telephone interview from his office here. "We do that by making sure there's accountability through FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency)."
"Writing them a blank check and not being able to have oversight does not achieve that," said Garrett, R-Wantage.
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Tancredo
Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., said in a statement that he voted against the bill because it failed to include controls on how the money will be spent. He proposed creating a bipartisan oversight committee.
”It is our duty to get relief to persons affected by Hurricane Katrina. But it is political malpractice to spend taxpayers’ money without making sure that the aid is getting to the right people,” Tancredo said.
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Westmoreland
"Georgia Congressman Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA 8th) Friday defended his vote against the U.S. federal government's $51.8 billion hurricane aid package .... 'I certainly don't want to keep any money away from the relief effort,' Westmoreland said, speaking from the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. But he said Congress approved the extra money without imposing any fiscal controls, which would help guarantee that the federal aid reaches the survivors of Hurricane Katrina. 'I don't think it's right to give the taxpayers money without some accountability,' Westmoreland said."
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