DeSantis voted against Sandy aid a decade ago. Now his state needs the help

> 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.

“I sympathize with the victims,” the #Florida #Republican said at the time, but objected to what he called Congress’ “put it on the credit card mentality"

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/31/desantis-florida-gop-sandy-disaster-aid-00113627 #RonDeSantis