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As the federal government considers how best to help Texas recover from Hurricane Harvey, Rep. Pete King, whose home state of New York was hit hard by Hurricane Sandy in 2013, reminded his Lone Star State colleagues that some of them voted against a $51-billion aid package that year.
At the time, many Congressional Republicans insisted on spending cuts equal to the amount of funding allocated to Sandy. Among the 36 senators voting against the final relief package were both Texas senators, Ted Cruz and John Cornyn.
Cornyn’s press office noted that prior to his 2013 "no" vote, he supported another amendment that would have provided $24 billion in aid, minus what Cornyn’s team called "unrelated spending, which included money for things like repairing fisheries in the Pacific."
However, Cornyn’s staff did not say whether he would seek spending cuts corresponding to Harvey relief funding if Congress votes on the relief after they return next week.
Cruz echoed the same sentiment.
More: As Harvey rages, Texas senators defend votes against Sandy funding - ABC News
More Republican hypocrisy. What goes around comes around.
At the time, many Congressional Republicans insisted on spending cuts equal to the amount of funding allocated to Sandy. Among the 36 senators voting against the final relief package were both Texas senators, Ted Cruz and John Cornyn.
Cornyn’s press office noted that prior to his 2013 "no" vote, he supported another amendment that would have provided $24 billion in aid, minus what Cornyn’s team called "unrelated spending, which included money for things like repairing fisheries in the Pacific."
However, Cornyn’s staff did not say whether he would seek spending cuts corresponding to Harvey relief funding if Congress votes on the relief after they return next week.
Cruz echoed the same sentiment.
More: As Harvey rages, Texas senators defend votes against Sandy funding - ABC News
More Republican hypocrisy. What goes around comes around.