Three months after Superstorm Sandy ravaged coastal areas in much of
the Northeast, Congress on Monday sent a $50.5 billion emergency relief
measure for storm victims to President Barack Obama for his signature.
"I commend Congress for giving families and businesses the help they deserve, and I will sign this bill into law as soon as it hits my desk," Obama said in a statement late Monday.
Despite opposition from conservatives concerned about adding billions of dollars more to the nation's debt, the Senate cleared the long-delayed bill, 62-36, after House Republicans had stripped it earlier this month of spending unrelated to disasters. All 36 votes against the bill were from Republican senators.
Read more: http://townhall.com/news/politics-elections/2013/01/28/senate-nears-vote-on-505b-bill-for-sandy-victims-n1499504
"I commend Congress for giving families and businesses the help they deserve, and I will sign this bill into law as soon as it hits my desk," Obama said in a statement late Monday.
Despite opposition from conservatives concerned about adding billions of dollars more to the nation's debt, the Senate cleared the long-delayed bill, 62-36, after House Republicans had stripped it earlier this month of spending unrelated to disasters. All 36 votes against the bill were from Republican senators.
Read more: http://townhall.com/news/politics-elections/2013/01/28/senate-nears-vote-on-505b-bill-for-sandy-victims-n1499504
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