and this latest senate vote pretty much proves it, folks. yesterday the senate approved just over $50 billion in disaster aid for victims of hurricane sandy. it was the second part of a larger disaster relief package, and the measure passed, 62-36. should we point out that all 36 no votes came from republicans? republican roy blunt, the person you just heard from, demanding that the federal government reimburse 100% of the costs for the joplin disaster. republicans say it's all about offsets. here is senator pat toomey of pennsylvania, another no vote, explaining the republican logic. >> at some point we need to start making choices around here. at some point we can't just have everything. that's how you get trillion deficits. that's how you end up like greece. >> well, toomey lobbied for hurricane sandy relief money from fema for his constituents before the storm made landfall.