AP FACT CHECK: Texas GOP misstates Sandy aid package
While the
Here's a look at the competing claims, and the reality:
CRUZ, in an
CHRISTIE, firing back Wednesday on
REP.
THE FACTS:
One, approved overwhelmingly in early
The second bill, approved 62-36 in the
The Associated Press reported that the Sandy aid package "was tinged with some bitterness for Northeast lawmakers who have complained that
Cornyn said this week he voted against the final bill "because it included other things weren't Sandy Superstorm-related," an argument also made by Rep.
"They had funding for things as far away from
In truth, the final Sandy aid package did not include money for fisheries in
Instead, the bill included
House Speaker
Ryan, R-
The CRS report says the final bill included
The report does not list a line item for the
The bill also included nearly
Another
The report did not say why non-Sandy related disasters were included.
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