Peter King Won’t Attend Republican Dinner Headlined By Sen. Ted Cruz

“I don’t think we should be acknowledging people who are voting against us in our hour of need,” King said. The dinner will raise money for the state Republican Party. ~ Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y

WASHINGTON — New York Republican Peter King is boycotting a state party dinner tomorrow night featuring Sen. Ted Cruz over the Texas conservative’s efforts to defeat a Hurricane Sandy bill earlier this year. “I don’t think we should be acknowledging people who are voting against us in our hour of need,” King told BuzzFeed of his decision to not attend the dinner. King has loudly criticized Republicans like Cruz who come to New York to raise money but voted against the Hurricane Sandy bill, and has urged other Republicans to freeze out opponents to the relief bill.

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