Capitol Hill Has Eyes 2

Eric Cantor in May over the disaster in Joplin, Missouri in May 2011:

 http://www.seattlepi.com/default/article/Cantor-Disaster-relief-must-be-offset-1391965.php

The No. 2 House Republican said that if Congress doles out additional money to assist in the aftermath of natural disasters across the country, the spending may need to be offset.
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said "if there is support for a supplemental, it would be accompanied by support for having pay-fors to that supplemental."
Finding ways to offset disaster relief funds could be a significant challenge for House Republicans and would put their promise to cut spending to a true test. Roughly 100 people have died in Joplin, Mo., in the last few days after a tornado cut through the town.
Joplin, a southwestern Missouri town of roughly 50,000 people, is represented by Rep. Billy Long, a freshman Republican who replaced Roy Blunt when he went to the Senate. Missouri's Congressional delegation has six Republicans - two were elected in 2010.

In essence, no help unless we can find ways to cut a similar amount! How bizarre can one get? Disasters are pretty much surprise events, so why not budget for a goodly amount so you do not have to have a three or four month acrimonious debate about whether to send money to flood victims, whose benefits will be cut as a result, and whether taxes are sancrosanct!?
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