Coburn: Disaster Aid Takes Responsibility From the States

Coburn: Federal disaster aid took responsibility from states

By Keith Laing – 05/26/13

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) said on Sunday that disaster relief funding from the federal government takes responsibility away from states.

“We’ve transferred the responsibility for storms and damage to the federal government instead of to the state,” Coburn said during an appearance on CBS’ “Face the Nation.”

Coburn stood by calls for relief funding to be offset by other budget cuts, even as his home state faces a long recovery after a devastate tornado struck towns near Oklahoma City last week.

Even though his constituents are now the ones in need of relief, Coburn still said the federal government should not play a lead role in providing monetary assistance.

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