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Lets see how much "pork" works its way into Harvey reliefWhen all but one Texas Republican voted no during Sandy, what fucking possible reason could you give me for helping their constituents.
Did those bastards get voted out of office? Nope. Texans didn't care much that their politicians voted no to helping victims of Sandy. So the citizens are little eichmans. Look it up.
As always, the Progressives here twist the truth to fit their agenda. The FACT of the matter is that the "Financial Aid" bill was LOADED WITH PORK, items totally unrelated to Sandy.
The Progressives on this site got their marching orders from ThinkProgress and did not one iota of their own research. Here you go, and begin your spinning NOW!
NY Rep. King says he won’t hold Ted Cruz Sandy vote against Texas
6:27 p.m Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017 Local News
- Jonathan Tilove
American-Statesman Staff
“Hurricane Sandy inflicted devastating damage on the East Coast, and Congress appropriately responded with hurricane relief. Unfortunately, cynical politicians in Washington could not resist loading up this relief bill with billions in new spending utterly unrelated to Sandy,” Cruz said in a January 2013 statement. “Emergency relief for the families who are suffering from this natural disaster should not be used as a Christmas tree for billions in unrelated spending, including projects such as Smithsonian repairs, upgrades to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration airplanes, and more funding for Head Start.”
“Two thirds of this spending is not remotely ‘emergency’; the Congressional Budget Office estimates that only 30% of the authorized funds would be spent in the next 20 months, and over a billion dollars will be spent as late as 2021,” Cruz said.
“This bill is symptomatic of a larger problem in Washington – an addiction to spending money we do not have, ” Cruz said. “The United States Senate should not be in the business of exploiting victims of natural disasters to fund pork projects that further expand our debt.”
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NY Rep. King says he won’t hold Ted Cruz Sandy vote against Texas
Progressives will go to any length to LIE and make their desperate attempts to revise history. It is ALMOST unbelievable. ALMOST!