Republicans voted against relief after Hurricane Ian devastated Florida.
The senators wrote a letter requesting federal relief for the damage caused by the hurricanes.
As they try to recover from the storm, Florida locals say they're running out of resources.
The routine of taking federal money for Hurricane Relief was demonstrated this week by Sen. MarcoRubio.
More than 2.5 million people were without power, more than 1,100 people were in need of rescue, and nearly 80 people died as a result of Hurricane Ian.
Hurricane Ian wreaked havoc on Florida's Gulf Coast. According to experts, the storm brought over a foot of rain.
Florida's senators didn't vote in favor of a stopgap spending bill on Thursday that included an additional $18.6 billion allocated to FEMA spending for Hurricane Ian and other natural disasters. 25 Republican "No" votes were needed to pass the bill.
"Why should other senators vote for relief for your state when you didn't vote for a package for theirs?", Dana Bash asked on Sunday.
There was a lot of things that had nothing to do with disaster relief. I don't think we should use a disaster relief package for Florida to pay for other things.
Republican lawmakers defended their votes against the bill after the New York Times disproved the idea of relief going down non- Sandy related avenues.
He told Bash that he would fight against it having pork in it. He said that was the key.
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The letter was sent to the appropriations committee on Friday.
"A robust and timely federal response, including through supplemental programs and funding, will be required to ensure that sufficient resources are provided to rebuild critical infrastructure and public services capacity, and to assist our fellow Floridians in rebuilding their lives."
Federal emergency aid was approved by Biden. More than 1,300 responders were put in place ahead of Ian's landfall to make sure resources could get to where they needed to be as quickly as possible, according to a Federal Emergency Management Agency press release.
On Sunday's edition of ABC's "This Week," anchor Jonathan Karl asked how FEMA was doing. Is Florida getting everything it needs?
Yes." They've all been excellent. The federal response from the beginning has been positive and we are grateful for that.
Floridians are frustrated with the government's response to the storm as they say resources are running low.
He did not reply to the request for comment.
The headline has been changed to reflect that he did not vote on the bill.
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