Posted on 04/12/2016 3:42:44 PM PDT by bobsunshine
New York victims of the 2012 storm object to Ted Cruz's vote against relief funds.
MINEOLA, N.Y.—Heidi Cruz, the wife of Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz, was met at a campaign event by victims of Superstorm Sandy who protested his opposition to a 2013 bill doling out billions in aid for storm relief and clean-up.
People from Long Island and southeast Queens, which were devastated by the October 2012 storm, said the Texas senator’s vote against a $51 billion aid package targeted to New York and New Jersey to recover from the damages disqualified him from the presidency. The 2013 aid bill passed anyway.
New York Republicans vote in their primary election on April 19. “Cruz is the one who went against helping us Sandy victims,” said Ieuan Hall, a 49-year-old retiree from Queens who said he is living in a storm-damaged home that still lacks heat. “We need someone in there that’s going to be there to help the people, not hurt the people.”
“He’s not for them helping us,” said Kenneth Campbell, a 53-year-old Queens contractor who is still rebuilt his two-family home, about Mr. Cruz. “It’s going on two years now and I’m not fully back.”
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Cruz wasn’t a moron. This bill was loaded up like a Christmas tree. Ted had the balls to vote against it. Bunch of cybabies.
More reasons to vote Cruz.
This is why Donald said to his New York crowd.
“New York, I will Cherish you”
“I will protect you.” “I am the only one who will help you while the others will ignore you.”
“I WANT MY FREE STUFF!!!”””
As much as it pains me, I’m with Cruz on this one
The blame belongs to the politicians who loaded the bill up with pork.
And BTW I have one family member who couldn't live in their house because of Sandy for over a year.
...but don’t stop there, Cruz helped Texas when they were flooded...what’s the difference?
Cruz baby is going to want some New Jersey votes...it could be another ‘shut out’ with Trump and Kasich....remember what you sow, you reap!!!
My god, everyone thinks that the federal government is there to bail their asses out of every little natural disaster, of course the government is so diverted by crap like that they have virtually abandoned one of the few founding reasons for existence which is to protect the borders...
Yeah maybe you’ll lose your home someday and we can call you a “crybaby”.
All Cruz’s ooze is coming back to bury him.
Go Trump!
With all the money we have decided to give Iran and to all the countries in NATO, good old Ted decided New York and New Jersey people aren’t important. Let’s give to other people around the world but American’s its time to put our foot down on the spending.
AMERICA FIRST Go Trump
Cruz did his job. It was the politicians who loaded the bill up with pork that didn't.
The "ooze" of big government pork is going to bury us all.
Thing of it is, he has NEVER been a ‘consistent conservative’ he’s a jackass!!!
Cruz needs that smile off his face and it looks bad for him where the primaries are being held
Bunch of cybabies
Yea what a bunch of f’ing crybabies. Their homes were destroyed, they lost everything they own and are unable to build. I cant believe they are complaining about it.
Some people are so stupid!
BTW can you imagine what the Trumpsters would have done if a Cruz supporter protested Trump or his family?
You know who should be in charge of disaster relief? Walmart. They have the logistics, the money, and the products to get people back on their feet.
Cruz was for Sandy relief and he was for relief in Texas. What he was against was a "Sandy" bill that was 90% and 10% Sandy relief.
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