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Additional $25 million in sandy aid went, to a very well produced ad campaign, in fact, a whopping $7.4 million paid for this commercial. turns out the firm hired to run the campaign had been chosen over an advertising firm that had bid 40% less, but did not propose using the governor's family in the spot. >> jersey shore is open. >> we're stronger than the storm. >> you bet we are. >> right now, there are thousands of people still out of their homes a year after the storm hit. >> did you think when all this happened that a year later you would be in this condition? >> never. we honestly figur...

Against sandy aid. 80%. and most -- most of the ones who voted for it were from new york, new jersey or pennsylvania. areas that were affected. hopefully the speaker will say, we'll bring the bill to the floor even though 80% of the republicans were against it. 15 -- not 15%, 15 republicans. that would be 3% of republicans voted with us on food stamps. 97% of the republicans voted to cut $40 billion more out of food stamps. so this is an odd group. but we just can't wait around for the hastert rule which isn't a rule. it isn't a rule. it's an excuse. but it's not a reason. >> we have just a co...

Ad you'll only hear in new jersey. which has sued governor chrisri over sandy aid. congressman, i'll begin with you, has governor cristhristie a good job? >> he's done a good job to build his image. the harder you're hit by sandy, the less satisfied you are with the response of the christie administration. you'll hear you made reference to this lawsuit against him on lack of transparency on how the funds disburse and object a very small fraction of the funds have been disbursed. and so i think there's a lot that's lacking in the response. and i also should say, the response should include a fo...

Security and privacy. and a lot of things i think that will be interesting to watch play out over the next two years. >> i want to play something that the last paul presidential candidate said in a republican debate when asked about foreign aid and specifically foreign aid to israel, let's listen to that. >> congressman paul, would you cut aid to israel. >> i would cut all foreign aid, i would treat everyone equally and fairly. >> so steve schmidt, that is part of why rand paul ended up with 8%, i think vote and delegates going into the republican convention. and as long -- and rand paul is sa...

Until the work is done because that's who we are. >> we've got your back. or, as some like to say, we've got your back if you're in our backyard. case in point, oklahoma's republican senator jim inhofe who opposed sandy aid, calling it a slush fund, but now finds himself singing, well, a rather different tune. >> our victims are desperately need your help right now. they need your money. >> yes. of course, they do. and that plea for aid will surely be answered by americans who exhibit much greater generosity toward disaster victims than does mr. inhofe, generally. anyway, senator inhofe is rea...