U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm (R-NY) speaks to the media prior to a meeting regarding the Sandy aid bill with Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) January 2, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The House Republican leadership was criticized for not acting on the Senate passed legislation for Hurricane Sandy disaster aid.
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Representative Michael “break you in half like a boy” Grimm, of Staten Island, knows from saying embarrassing stuff, so we’ll listen when he says Mayor Bill de Blasio “isn’t ready for prime time.” But Grimm wasn’t talking about anything de Blasio said. He was talking about the mayor’s lack of attention paid to Hurricane Sandy victims. “He has to make that a priority and he hasn’t done so so far,” Grimm said. De Blasio visited Staten Island on Monday to talk Sandy relief, but, Politicker reports, “Mr. Grimm was not present and it was not immediately clear why.”
