Marco Rubio says he'll oppose Hurricane Ian relief package if unrelated measures are tacked on
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio joined CNN’s “State of the Union“ Sunday morning, vowing to oppose any Hurricane Ian relief package that is “loaded up with stuff that’s unrelated to the storm.”
“I will fight against it having pork in it. That’s the key,” Rubio said. “We shouldn’t have that in there because it undermines the ability to come back and do this in the future.”
Rubio, who joined fellow Sen. Rick Scott on Friday calling for supplemental disaster funding from Congress, made clear that he will only support a relief package that’s sole purpose is to provide resources to Hurricane Ian response.
“I think disaster relief is something we shouldn’t play with. We are capable in this country, in th...
