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white cloud

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Sat Apr 20, 2013, 09:24 PM Apr 2013

Ted Cruz, Bill Flores Asked For Federal Aid After Texas Explosion, But Voted Against Sandy Relief

A pair of Republican lawmakers who voted against federal aid in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy are now looking for federal aid in the wake of the deadly explosion in West, Texas.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz lambasted the Sandy Aid package, voting against the measure in January. Cruz issued a statement explaining that he voted against the aid because it included a number of spending measures that were not related to disaster relief, including "Smithsonian repairs, upgrades to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration airplanes, and more funding for Head Start."

However, in Washington Thursday, Cruz said that he was "working to ensure that all available resources are marshaled to deal with the horrific loss of life and suffering that we've seen" after an explosion at a fertilizer plant in Texas leveled the plant and nearby houses and business, claiming the lives of at least a dozen people and injuring hundreds more.

FEMA has reportedly been in close contact with officials in Texas to organize aid, relief and support to the West area.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/19/ted-cruz-bill-flores-aid_n_3117356.html?ref=topbar

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Ted Cruz, Bill Flores Asked For Federal Aid After Texas Explosion, But Voted Against Sandy Relief (Original Post) white cloud Apr 2013 OP
Ted Cruz is best at making an a$$ of himself. He also included the stupid statement on the Budget Thinkingabout Apr 2013 #1
Kruz, Cornyn, and Perry should have to get on their knees and climb the steps of the Capitol.... northoftheborder Apr 2013 #2

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
1. Ted Cruz is best at making an a$$ of himself. He also included the stupid statement on the Budget
Sat Apr 20, 2013, 09:39 PM
Apr 2013

Bill about not restricting the sizes of soft drinks and it did not have anything to do with the budget. The old saying what goes around comes around. I hope many remind him before this comes to a vote. Sandy was a nature thing but probably not the plant explosion, get the money from corporate profits.

northoftheborder

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2. Kruz, Cornyn, and Perry should have to get on their knees and climb the steps of the Capitol....
Sat Apr 20, 2013, 11:27 PM
Apr 2013

....begging for help for Texas.

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