Remember when Romney said disaster relief should be left to the states and the private sector? - Herkimer, NY - The Telegram

Remember when Romney said disaster relief should be left to the states and the private sector?

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By Pat Cunningham

When Hurricane Sandy has finally run its course in who-knows-how-many states back East, voters in those areas would do well to remember THIS:

During a CNN debate at the height of the GOP primary, Mitt Romney was asked, in the context of the Joplin disaster and FEMA’s cash crunch, whether the agency should be shuttered so that states can individually take over responsibility for disaster response.

“Absolutely,” he said. “Every time you have an occasion to take something from the federal government and send it back to the states, that’s the right direction. And if you can go even ...

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