Emergency Supplemental Bill

The emergency supplemental bill for funding war efforts in Iraqi was passed by a vote of 368 to 58 in the House. Only three Republicans voted against the bill. One of the three was Texan Ron Paul. I say thanks to him for standing up against government waste in the name of supporting our troops. In the bill was federal funds for tsunami relief, a noble cause, but one that should be coming from private citizen's donations, not tax dollars.

Why have a United Nations or other relief organizations that are either part or fully funded by the federal government? Cutting spending is needed in a time when the government is billions upon billions in debt. I see no need to add to the sad state of our budget by adding additional spending measures onto a noble bill. If tsunami relief can pass Congress, then it should be done as a single bill where each member has to vote for it.