Chris Christie: Ted Cruz Is Lying About Hurricane Sandy Relief Bill
The New Jersey governor says Cruz exploited the 2013 relief bill for his own political gain.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) didn’t hold back in attacking Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) for saying he opposed a Hurricane Sandy relief package because “two-thirds of the bill” had nothing to do with the disaster.
“That is an absolute falsehood that two-thirds of the $50 billion did not go to Sandy aid,” Christie told MSNBC’s Chris Hayes on Tuesday night. “It was untrue when it was said [in 2013].”
Critics have called out the Texas Republicans who voted against the 2013 relief aid, claiming the bill was filled with pork. The Washington Post fact-checked the claim Cruz made to MSNBC’s Katy Tur Monday night and found the assertion to be incorrect. As HuffPost’s Matt Fuller and Kaeli Subberwal previously reported , the repairs Texas Republicans claimed were unrelated to Sandy concerned damages caused by the superstorm that devastated areas including New Jersey and New York in the U.S. and also parts of Canada and the Caribbean.
Christie went further, and argued that Cuz exploited the 2013 relief bill for his own political gain.
“Let’s remember what Senator Cruz was trying to do at the time,” Christie said. “He was trying to be the most conservative, the most fiscally conservative, person in the world. And what I said at the time ... is that someday it’s going to come to Texas ... a disaster is going to come to you. And when it does, I’m going to promise him that New Jersey congress people will stand up and do the right thing.”
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When I first heard of the republicans defense for not supporting the bill I did some research and came up with what Christie said.
Cruz and the rest of those that voted against the Sandy Hook bill are full of shit. They did it on a party line that had nothing to do with their belief that it was a pork laden bill.
This must have pained you to have to use one righty against another righty.
Cruz was trying to become President-pathetic that he lied to do it. Good that he didn't get elected.
As to your other assertion? Unsupported argument....Comment removed skirting the CoC [ph]
I feel this is old news, but still interesting.
Ted Cruz is almost universally disliked even amongst his peers. I expect a lot more stories like this will surface.
Cruz doesn't want a dime of federal money to go to any disaster recovery, anywhere. Unfortunately for him the people who vote on his political career live in a state that needs disaster recovery funding.