http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/23721/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/hurricane-sandy-relief-networks-attack-gop-mention-pork-only-15-time <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> After disaster, ABC, CBS, NBC scarcely mention billions of wasteful spending in relief package. </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/sean-long">Sean Long</a> </div> </div> </div> <p dir="ltr">Striking the Northeast on Oct. 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy tragically devastated communities causing an estimated $50 billion in damages. By the end of January 2013, a relief bill was passed for Sandy aid, after an earlier bill was rejected because of wasteful spending.</p><div class='signature'><p>— Sean Long is Staff Writer at the Media Research Center. <a href="http://www.twitter.com/@SeanLong717" target="_blank">Follow Sean Long on Twitter.</a></p></div><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/hurricane-sandy-relief-networks-attack-gop-mention-pork-only-15-time" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Business Government Media Politics cbs Chris Christie GOP government spending Government Waste Hurricane Sandy michael bloomberg ABC natural disaster NBC new jersey New York politics pork President Obama sandy aid sandy relief storm damage superstorm sandy Tue, 29 Oct 2013 13:39:10 +0000 julia.seymour 44818 at http://archive2.mrc.org