CQ Roll Call May 21, 2013

Cantor Stays Firm on Offsetting Disaster Relief Spending

By John Stanton
Roll Call Staff
May 25, 2011, 8:02 p.m.

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If her colleagues in the GOP insist on offsets, Emerson said she hopes it is done quickly.

“It’s a tragic situation. I mean, quibbling over how we’re going to offset it, and you look at the devastation and tragedy these people are facing? They just want help right now,” she said.

Jessica Brady contributed to this report.

JohnStanton@rollcall.com | @bigjohnrc

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