“Two weeks ago 100 GOP lawmakers voted against additional FEMA funding.”
Robert Reich
former Labor Secretary. Claim dated 8 Oct 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisHalf True
What PolitiFact found
Reich’s claim is partially accurate because Sept. 25, 18 Senate Republicans and 82 House Republicans voted against a stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown. But the bill was not only for FEMA.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Robert Reich (former Labor Secretary) made this claim around 8 October 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 11 October 2024, 3 days later. Its rating was “Half True”.
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