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   Ted Cruz Calls Chris Christie ‘Desperate’ As He Doubles Down On   
   Sandy Hypocrisy "Facts matter," Sen. Ted Cruz said, while   
   pushing falsehoods.   
      
   Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) hit back at New Jersey Gov. Chris   
   Christie (R) on Wednesday, as he doubled down on his defense   
   for opposing a 2013 relief package to aid victims of Superstorm   
   Sandy.   
      
   “I’m sorry there are politicians who seem really desperate to   
   get their names in the news and will are saying whatever they   
   need to do that,” Cruz said during an appearance on “Fox and   
   Friends.”   
      
   The Texas senator was responding to Christie saying Cruz was   
   lying about why he voted no on the $50.5 billion package to aid   
   victims of the superstorm that devastated parts of New Jersey   
   and New York. Cruz said he voted against the bill because it   
   was a bad piece of legislation that was two-thirds full of   
   spending unrelated to the superstorm. The Washington Post   
   fact-checked Cruz’s claim and found that claim untrue.   
      
   “The bill was largely aimed at dealing with Sandy, along with   
   relatively minor items to address other or future disasters,”   
   the Post reported Tuesday.   
      
   Cruz maintained his defense.   
      
   “For folks who are focused on raising political shots and   
   snipes about the Sandy bill, facts matter,” Cruz continued.   
   “And a simple fact was that Sandy bill was over $50 billion,   
   and 70 percent of it was non-emergency.”   
      
   At the time, all but one Texas Republican voted against the   
   relief package for Hurricane Sandy relief.   
      
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