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Being from New York we’re not supposed to be suckers. It’s bad enough that these guys voted against it, that’s inexcusable enough. But to have the balls to come in and say, ‘We screwed you now make us president?’
— Rep. Peter King (R-NY), quoted by Politicker, urging donors to cut off Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and others who “threw a knife in the back in New York” by voting “no” on the Hurricane Sandy relief bill.
286 to 138
Margin of votes by which the House of Representatives passed the Violence Against Women Act — roughly a year and a half after its expiration. The bill will be reauthorized once it garners the president’s signature, NBC News reports.
46% to 40%
Margin by which likely voters say that Republicans are seen as most responsible for the sequester, a new Harper Polling survey finds.
When it comes to the United States federal government, people do seem willing to lend us an infinite amount of money… Our debt is so big and so many people own it that it’s preposterous to think that they would stop selling us more. It’s the old story: If you owe the bank $50,000, you got a problem. If you owe the bank $50 million, they got a problem.
— New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, quoted by Politicker.
