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Ted Cruz, Foe of Hurricane Sandy Relief Package, Praises Federal Aid for Texas Flood Victims

The presidential candidate sounds a different tune regarding aid for the Lone Star State.
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, a Republican from Texas, speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, March 24, 2015.

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, a Republican from Texas, speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, March 24, 2015.

Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg
By
David Knowles

For Texas Senator Ted Cruz, is the shoe now on the other foot?

Two years after opposing federal aid for Hurricane Sandy relief efforts, Cruz voiced support on Wednesday for congressional relief for victims of this week's flooding in Texas.