Sen. Ted Cruz Rafael (Ted) Edward CruzThe Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - Washington on edge amid SCOTUS vacancy Murkowski: Supreme Court nominee should not be taken up before election Battle lines drawn on precedent in Supreme Court fight MORE (R-Texas) is defending his decision to vote against a Superstorm Sandy relief bill as torrential rain and flood waters now ravage his state.

"Every Republican, including Texas Republicans, agreed that hurricane funding is an important and critical role for the federal government," Cruz said on Monday, according to CNN.

Cruz added, however, that the Sandy bill was "a $50 billion bill filled with pork and unrelated spending that wasn't hurricane relief."