I guess I'm a little jaded about this one but where I live we get power outages in winter and summer all the time when we get bad storms. Maybe not statewide but over several couties we'll have sustained power outtages that last up to a week typically once every other year or so. Much of this is because the lines are surrounded by old trees now (because they were installed 50, 60, 70 years ago) and old trees fall onto power lines and it takes time to safely cut them all off and restore power to everyone.
I've personally sat in my cold dark house keeping the water from freezing up over several days with only fire to keep me warm. I never once thought 'if only my Senator was here to work on the lines...'
But that's just me. If Cruz really wanted the problem to go away he should just change parties. Being a dem means never having to say you're sorry. Other than that, he should accept that he's always going to be picked apart no matter what. Ted Cruz going to cancun is a bigger scandal than Cuomo lying about murdering seniors because the media wants it to be, so there it is.
“Could have all been avoided had Cruz not abandoned his State in a time of crisis.”
You are oh, so correct. There is absolutely nothing Cruz could have done to correct the problem.
Parliamentary role
During sitting weeks—about 18 to 20 weeks a year—senators are engaged in parliamentary duties, including:
debating and voting on bills—proposed laws.
representing state/territory views in Parliament.
working on committees that examine important issues.
attending parliamentary party meetings to decide on party policy.
scrutinising—closely examining—the work of the government.
discussing issues of national and international importance.
State/territory role
When Parliament is not sitting, senators are engaged in duties in their states or territories, including:
working on committees to collect information from community organisations and lobby groups that want to present their views to Parliament.
helping constituents who may be having difficulties with issues such as taxes, immigration, health or pensions.
speaking with community groups such as pensioner associations and sporting clubs.
visiting schools and making presentations.
meeting with constituents and taking their views back to Parliament.
I wish someone would point out to me where it says anything in the job description where a senator has anything to do with a natural disaster other than be one. And I don’t like Cruz, but he didn’t do anything others probably did also…get their families out of the problem into a better living situation until it was corrected by the proper people. Those being people hired, appointed, or deployed to do the work. This is not a ribbon cutting.
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