Talk radio serves an ever more useful role in being a venue where public officials comment on their votes and other activities, often for the first time.

I’m late in spotlighting it, but such was the case Sept. 22 on KFKA radio, when Rep. Cory Gardner explained, apparently for the first time, what he thought of  legislation passed by the U.S. Senate providing $7 billion in disaster-relief aid to ensure FEMA had enough money for victims of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee.

In response to a question on KFKA’ s morning radio show, AM Colorado, Gardner said the Senate’s bill was not fiscally responsible. 

AM Colorado: You guys are also looking at the disaster aide bill. It didn’t pass yesterday. Is there something in the works that you are going to be looking at the next couple of days on that?

Gardner: I think that will continue to be a focus of activity on the House floor. The Senate passed a stand-alone bill that would provide $7 billion in off-budget money for disaster aide- meaning that’s money that would…just additional $7 billion in spending. The House yesterday attempted to really change that narrative by providing responsible and needed emergency aid but doing so in a fiscally responsible manner as well. To meet the needs of the people who are suffering. I think that is the differences of opinion in the House and the Senate right now.

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