Rubio: I'll vote against Hurricane Ian relief if Congress porks it up

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) on Sunday said he would support a federal relief bill to assist his state in recovering from Hurricane Ian only if it does not contain unrelated spending projects, which are commonly known as “pork.”

“Sure, I’ll fight against it having pork in it,” Rubio told CNN “State of the Union” co-anchor Dana Bash when asked if he would vote against a bill that included extra spending that was not related to hurricane damages.

“That’s the key,” Rubio continued. “We shouldn’t have that in there because it undermines the ability to come back and do this in the future.”

[Easy enough to say … but Rubio’s about to go up against Val Demings for a new term … — Ed]