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By the way, a recent report from the Center for American Progress shows that extreme weather is becoming increasingly costly--both in terms of dollars and lives:
These extreme events included "supercell thunderstorms" in Iowa, severe drought and record wildfires in Texas, and heavy rains across the United States. The recent southeastern storms and tornadoes took at least 297 lives across eight states. And heavy rains in the Mississippi River valley could cause the most severe, damaging floods there in nearly a century.
This extreme weather, though record setting in some places, may be the new normal. Last year, unprecedented extreme weather led to a record number of disaster declarations by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The United States and the world were swept by flooding, severe winter storms, heat waves, droughts, hurricanes, and tornadoes.
Are Spencher Bachus and his fellow Republicans paying attention to the reality of extreme weather? Apparently not. Bachus was quick to issue platitudes to the suffering, but in the following video, you will notice that he makes no mention of his own actions that make Alabamians less safe. In fact, he notes that warnings via the media were critical in saving lives. But he doesn't say that those warnings are made possible by satellite technology, which the GOP refused to support:
VIDEO: Spencer Bachus on Alabama tornadoes
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