The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Ted Cruz says Beto O'Rourke voted against tax relief for Hurricane Harvey victims
Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz says in an online video ad that he voted for tax relief for victims of Hurricane Harvey in 2017 as his Democratic challenger, Rep. Beto O’Rourke of El Paso, ridiculously voted "no." The narrator of Cruz’s August 2018 ad, which features photos of water rescues and Cruz on the scene of the devastating hurricane, says: "Congressman O’Rourke is so irresponsible that he even voted against hurricane tax relief." A House roll call shows that O’Rourke, a congressman since 2013, was among 155 representatives to vote against the House’s Sept. 28, 2017, passage of the ...
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