Rand Paul ripped for hypocrisy on natural disaster aid after requesting federal funds for Kentucky – By Kenneth Tran (Salon) / December 13, 2021
The Republican from Kentucky has on numerous times criticized and voted against federal disaster relief
After a series of deadly tornadoes hit the midwest, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., requested federal aid for his home state of Kentucky. Twitter users then quickly criticized Paul for his previous opposition to disaster relief.
In a letter to President Biden, Paul wrote., “The Governor of the Commonwealth has requested federal assistance this morning, and certainly further requests will be coming as the situation is assessed. I fully support those requests and ask that you move expeditiously to approve the appropriate resources.”
Kentucky’s congressional delegation wrote another letter requesting “much-needed assistance.” This morning, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., thanked Biden in a tweet for “the Administration’s quick work to speed resources to help deal with this crisis.”
Thank you @POTUS for your rapid approval of Kentucky’s Major Disaster Declaration. Our entire congressional delegation came together to support @GovAndyBeshear’s request. I appreciate the Administration’s quick work to speed resources to help deal with this crisis. pic.twitter.com/3rBPGcDMmK
— Leader McConnell (@LeaderMcConnell) December 13, 2021
