Republican Rep. King Slams ‘Hypocrisy’ of Fellow Lawmakers on Disaster Aid

 NEWS MAX:   On Tuesday, Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., said he would be willing to overlook what he called the “hypocrisy” of certain lawmakers who opposed aid for his state in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy and might support funding for tornado-ravaged Oklahoma, Politico reports.

“I think there’s a lot of hypocrisy involved here, [Sen. James] Inhofe saying Sandy aid was corrupt but Oklahoma won’t be,” King said.

“But I don’t want to hold the people of Oklahoma responsible for what elected officials are saying, for the husband and wife without a home, for the people who lost all their worldly possessions.” …   (more)

 

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