http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/appropriations/275089-house-releases-smaller-hurricane-sandy-billHouse Republicans on Tuesday unveiled legislation to provide $27 billion in emergency relief to pay for Hurricane Sandy damage — less than half the $60.4 billion in aid passed by the Senate last week.The bill was released by the Appropriations Committee before noon. An amendment will be allowed to increase the funding by $33 billion to match the Senate total, however.That second slice of funding contains money to prepare for future storms and upgrade infrastructure. Supporters claim the measure will pay for itself in the long run by allowing better planning of repairs and preventing massive clean-up in the future.Northeast Republicans, led by Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.), are scrambling to find the votes for that amendment by the time the House votes, as early as today.The amendment will be introduced by Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-N.J.), the spending cardinal in charge of energy and water projects.
good looking out for the people the pleged to bring change and embracing to.
In a key victory for Democrats, the base bill does not contain the spending cut offsets demanded by conservatives for disaster aid in the past.
wonder how cantor feels about that after all he wanted to deny his home state and others disaster relief
