I’ve read that as well.
However, the principles involved are quite real.
The father of the U.S. Constitution:
“I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents.”
— James Madison
Certainly cannot argue about the principles and necessity of following what is spelled out (or not) in the Constitution. It is troubling how many bogus quotes and stories are all over the web. In this case, a guy running for Congress should do better than to use a Crockett fable from a late 19th century biography.