Claim: "When total Sandy spending is added up, it's more than the annual budget for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. And it's more than twice the annual budget of the U.S. Energy Department."
Fact-check: Sandy relief spending too liberal and costly, says U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte
Verdict: mostly-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Jake Berry
Date published: 2013-02-08T00:00:00