And that was, after the vote on the fiscal cliff, there was another, a different spending spat that divided the Republican Party.House Republican leaders refused to take up an aid package for victims of Hurricane Sandy, which the president had called for and the Senate had approved earlier.From the moment the House convened today, bipartisan anger filled the chamber. Lawmakers from New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut said the failure to vote on Hurricane Sandy aid was a betrayal.We cannot believe that this cruel knife in the back was delivered to our region.They said, you are on your own. My friends, our people cannot be on their own.The Senate approved a $60 billion storm recovery measure last Friday. House leaders had been considering a pared-down version, when Speaker John Boehner pulled the bill last night.A number of Republicans had insisted on offsetting spending cuts. But Boehner's decision was lambasted by New Jersey's Republican governor, Chris Christie, who charged storm victims have already waited too long.America deserves better than just another example of a government that has forgotten who they are there to serve and why―66 days and counting. Shame on you. Shame on Congress. It is why the American people hate Congress. It's why they hate them.
