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York from its bad decisions is what he told a group of reporters. >> i don't defend everything that new york has done. having said that we would be in a lot better position if we were treated the way south carolina was. we pay $48 billion every year to the federal government. more than we get back. we get 79 cents on the dollar. mulvaney's state gets far more than that. 70% more than we do. if we have the same balance of payments to the federal government as mulvaney does in south carolina we wouldn't have the problems we have. we've been subsidizing him and his constituents for years and usin...

>> there's going to be extraordinary damage here. with sandy, it was in the tens of billions of dollars. we need to make sure that we do that for the people of texas like sandy aid was and from quite frankly a lot of people that represent texas in the united states congress. >> neil: what do you think of that? >> well, while i think he has it wrong, the truth is there's a time and a place for that discussion. but it isn't now when we are in beaumont evacuating people in critical condition, trying to find someplace other than their hospital to save their lives and rescuing people from roofs. th...

Also in the house, 180 members who voted against sandy aid. 179 were republicans, including many texas republicans. this is going to be a test for them. surely democrats will remind them of that vote, but i don't see democrats right now standing in the way of this. and, you know, making demands to this. so far we've seen -- excuse me -- mine orpty leader nancy pelosi and sheila jackson lee, texas congresswoman, we need ate without any problems. >> and frankly, seems unlikely republicans will be the problem. i think there's been so -- the list of things that folks like mick mulvaney and others ...

>> john brought up chris christie. where is he? >> chris christie it seems to us all the signs show he will run for the presidency. new hampshire could play to his strength. it is a place for a comeback. he wants to see how these indictments play out how he is able to separate himself from it. >> do you think they'll be deal breakers? >> i don't think it will be deal breakers. what he said there is nothing to do with bridge gate. however, other accusations, sandy aid withheld was dismissed. he has been vindicated. he has also been adjudicated to thousands and thousands of not the issue of whet...

Mayor zimmer's allegations are unsubstantiated and the mayor's allegations about @ lieutenant governor do not withstand scrutiny. that's what the master report concluded. but, of course, dawn zimmer declined to be interviewed for that report. she's been interviewed by the united states attorney pall fishman. and fbi agents have examinened records and spoken with others in hoboken about her accusation as. take the interview with guadagno. the memo said she told the lawyers that zimmer had requested to meet with her outside the shop right and zi man mmer connected sandy aid and the stalled devel...