https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/08\/31\/desantis-florida-gop-sandy-disaster-aid-00113627<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"“Ron DeSantis had just been sworn in as a member of the House in 2013 when he voted against sending $9.7 billion in disaster relief to New York and New Jersey, two states still reeling from the damage of Hurricane Sandy.
\n\u201cI sympathize with the victims,\u201d the Florida Republican said at the time, but objected to what he called Congress\u2019 \u201cput it on the credit card mentality\u201d when it came to government spending.<\/p>\n
Now, a day after Hurricane Idalia pummeled Florida less than a year since Hurricane Ian\u2019s destruction, DeSantis is not objecting to federal borrowing when it\u2019ll help his disaster-stricken state. As Florida\u2019s governor \u2014 and a 2024 White House contender \u2014 he is in regular contact with President Joe Biden as the state seeks dollars from Washington to rebuild from the storm wreckage, assist rescue efforts and aid displaced residents.”<\/p>\n
…<\/p>\n
” DeSantis\u2019 vote a decade ago was based on his opposition to the Sandy package\u2019s \u201cadditional pork spending,\u201d a spokesperson for his presidential campaign said”<\/p>\n
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