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Congress Approves $9.7 bn Aid for Storm Sandy Victims
[An Nahar] The U.S. Congress finally approved emergency disaster aid for victims of Hurricane Sandy on Friday, but only after a delay that sparked East Coast Republican outrage against their own party leadership.The House voted 354-67 to provide the Federal Emergency Management Agency with $9.7 billion to pay the flood insurance claims of thousands of victims of the killer October storm that devastated coastal communities. The legislation, just a wedge of a much larger package sought by the White House, then breezed through the Senate by voice vote, and goes to President Barack Obama We're gonna punish our enemies and we're gonna reward our friends who stand with us on issues that are important to us... for his signature. "We should not have parades down the street because this bill has passed," said Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer Senator-for-life from New York, renowned for his love of standing in front of cameras. Schumer has been a professional politician since 1975, when disco was in flower. of New York, who has spearheaded efforts to speed up congressional approval for aid. "The major work of helping the victims of Sandy is still ahead of us. The bad news is that we had to even go through this dog and pony show in the first place." The Senate had approved a comprehensive $60.4 billion Sandy aid package last week, but Republican House Speaker John It is not pronounced 'Boner!'Boehner ... the occasionally weepy leader of House Republicans... , who was stung by fractious negotiations over the deal to avert the fiscal cliff crisis, refused to bring it to the floor. Posted by: Fred 2013-01-06 |
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