Christie is considered a possible Republican presidential candidate four years from now, saying he was "only one group to blame Republicans and President Boehner."
Speaking blunt New Jersey Republican governor joined the chorus of New York and New Jersey upset over his decision to pull the bill at the last minute.
Christie press conference angrily denounced "selfishness and hypocrisy", "palace intrigue", "callous indifference to the people of our country."
"Unfortunately, those who put politics above its responsibility ... to do the right thing just all politics." He said.
Christie said that when it comes to natural disasters, "we as Americans respond, at least we did until last night ... it was disgusting to watch."
"Within hours we need, we have been left waiting for help six times longer than the victims of Katrina with no end in sight," said Christie. "Sixty-six days and counting shame. Shame on Congress."
The governor said four calls to Boehner went without a Tuesday night, but he said he spoke with the speaker of the House of Representatives today. Christie would not disclose any details of the conversation, but certainly not anger movement subside.
After Christie press conference of Republican representatives from New York and New Jersey announced that the speaker had promised to vote on the bill Jan. 15.
"Get the essential support for the victims of Hurricane Sandy should have first priority in the new Congress, and it was confirmed today by members of New York and New Jersey members," Boehner said in a statement issued late this afternoon.
Rep. Peter King, R-NY, lick, Boehner criticized by most of the afternoon and met with the President and the Speaker to keep his word and keep the vote later this month for the first time and offered as a reason why the project was thrown into hope.
"[Boehner] is to undermine the Republican clubs have a lot of confusion and a lot of fighting going on in the financial cliff on the project, said," The solution is for the Bill on Tuesday evening.
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