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Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013

Quotation
I’m saying right now, anyone from New York or New Jersey who contributes one penny to Congressional Republicans is out of their minds… Because what they did last night was put a knife in the back of New Yorkers and New Jerseyans. It was an absolute disgrace.
— Republican Representative Peter King, loudly breaking the so-called Eleventh Commandment (Thou shalt not criticize a fellow Republican) to denounce John Boehner for failing to schedule a vote on an aid package for Hurricane Sandy victims.