When the Hurricane Hits: Cruz’s Funding Flip-Flop
Republican Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, who voted against a disaster-relief package after Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast in 2013, have requested a majordisaster declaration for Texas as Hurricane Harvey tears through The Gulf Coast (“‘ Sandy’ GOPers rip Cruz and Co.,” Aug. 31).
Next time Texas threatens secession, perhaps they should be reminded that they wouldn’t get federal relief from the United States if they did. And Cornyn and Cruz should be reminded of their hypocrisy. Edward Drossman Manhattan
How ironic: Ted Cruz, who prides himself on not having “New York values,” is now coming hat-in-hand asking for federal funds.
Sen. Cruz has a short memory. He was frontand-center opposing the Hurricane Sandy bailout because he and his Texas colleagues thought the bill had too much “pork.”
His objections have been totally disproven.
The people in New York and New Jersey, who have had the aggravation of rebuilding and navigating the bureaucracy since 2012, should be outraged by this hypocrisy.
Now that Texas is the victim, do you think Cruz will ask for aid with any restrictions attached?
When will our politicians and all citizens learn that we are one country and have to stand together in times of emergencies like these? Henry Beyer Woodmere The way I see it, it’s wrong that Cruz asked for aid for Texas after voting to deny it to others who were suffering a disaster.
We shouldn’t deny Texans relief funding, but it was wrong for Texas to vote against aid for New York and New Jersey, and the politicians from Texas should own up to that. Marc Perkel Gilroy, Calif.
When Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast, all but one Republican from Texas opposed the aid bills for hurricane victims.
They adjourned a January voting session for weeks as Sandy victims were left twisting in the wind. Cruz and Cornyn were two of the most adamant objectors to the bill.
Some 39 Republican senators opposed the bill, along with 179 House Republicans.
But I guess it’s different when it’s your state, huh? What a disgrace. Robert LaRosa Whitestone