Hudson Valley congresswoman Nan Hayworth has come under considerable heat in recent days for suggesting that any aide to Hurricane Irene devastated counties be coupled with budget cuts elsewhere.

This morning however Ms. Hayworth sent a letter to the Small Business Administration calling for help to storm-ravaged counties in her district.

“I would like to urge you to also immediately designate the counties of Westchester, Orange, Putnam and Rockland in New York as adversely affected and make these residents, who have suffered tremendously from losses resulting from Hurricane Irene, as eligible for assistance, as well,” she writes. Read More