New York Rep: GOP Made Us ‘Go Around Like Third World Beggars’ For Sandy Aid

thinkprogress.org - by Aviva Shen - January 18, 2013

Rep. Peter King (R-NY) did not hesitate to attack his fellow House Republicans after they refused to hold a vote on providing disaster relief funds to states affected by Hurricane Sandy. After public shaming, the House finally passed a bare-bones aid package on January 4.

But King has not forgotten his colleagues who tried to block funds for the devastated regions of New York and New Jersey.

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