Exactly. Cruz is a US senator. The founders envisioned US senators as being the state's representative in Washington.
Cruz's JOB is to coordinate between the federal and state governments. That includes pounding the table to get FEMA help to Texas.
Instead, he went on vacation.
Not good. And believe me, he also gave the Dems something to use against him and probably the entire GOP, as well as knock Cuomo out of the news. They’re already using it.
“Instead, he went on vacation.”
Wrong, he was already on vacation. The Senate is not in session.