Sorry 3F, perhaps New Jersey Realist needs to look at it more than you do...
Good reading. This is not something they teach you about Davey Crockett in school.
Anyhow, like I said, the Constitutional basis for such disaster relief is tenuous. I also recognized that popular sentiment is usually approving of it. Some of my family live in New Jersey and they did alright during Sandy, in fact better than most, because they are disciplined, self-reliant people. But, they too resented some of the opposition to the Sandy bill.
Of all the wasteful and unconstitutional spending done by the Federal Government, disaster relief, especially in the immediate aftermath of such events, cause me the least objection. Ideally, local communities should take care of most matters. However, sometimes, the Federal Government is the best source of rescue assets and immediate medical assistance. The spending objections for me usually come later, weeks or months after the initial disaster.
God bless all the people affected by this tornado.