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Wed Aug 30, 2017, 12:28 PM Aug 2017

Will the "Comeuppance Caucus" get help for Harvey?

Will the "Comeuppance Caucus" get help for Harvey?
By Steve Israel Updated 3:21 PM ET, Tue August 29, 2017

(CNN)Now, even hurricanes are tainted by hypocrisy in Washington.

In October of 2012, Hurricane Sandy ravaged the Northeast. Homes were swept off their foundations, roofs blown off and lives and businesses were lost. Parts of my congressional district and our neighboring communities looked like they'd been hit by "bunker buster" bombs.

After the storm, the Obama administration proposed a $60.4 billion emergency bill to fund recovery efforts, which was supported by both Democrats and Republicans. Congress traditionally puts aside political posturing when catastrophe strikes. This is not simply because it is the right thing to do; such a stance serves the national interest. Communities hit by disaster are a hit to the broader economy.

Led by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, and despite the bipartisan pleas of elected officials on the ground in areas devastated by the storm, conservatives in both the House and Senate sought to kill the emergency assistance package.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/29/opinions/harvey-relief-funds-opinion-israel/index.html
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