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A man stands on the debris of homes devastated by fire and the effects of Hurricane Sandy in the Breezy Point section of the Queens borough in New York January 15, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Shannon Stapleton
CNN - by Deirdre Walsh and Kevin Liptak - January 15, 2013
Washington (CNN) - Lawmakers in the House of Representatives approved measures Tuesday to send more than $50 billion in aid to the Northeastern states ravaged by Superstorm Sandy last fall, though some conservatives in the House were pushing for spending cuts that would offset the cost of the recovery package.
The final bill passed 241-180, with 49 Republicans voting against it. The package now heads to the Senate.
Also see related information - Vote on Sandy Disaster Aid and Amendments, and other articles below:
House passes $50.5 billion in Sandy aid, Republicans trim items
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/16/us-storm-sandy-relief-passage-idUSBRE90F01420130116
The Hill - $50 billion Sandy bill splits Republicans but clears the House
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/277379-50-billion-sandy-bill-splits-gop-but-clears-the-house
Vote on Sandy Disaster Aid and Amendments - House Floor Activities - Legislative Day of January 15, 2013 (Also see attachment below)
http://clerk.house.gov/floorsummary/floor.aspx
http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/transcript/transcript.php?id=213183
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Washington Post's Report on the House's Approval of $50 Billion
As reported at Washingtonpost.com by Rosalind S. Helderman - January 15, 2013
"The House on Tuesday approved about $50 billion in relief for victims of Hurricane Sandy, a package designed to speed aid to devastated communities in New York and New Jersey and a vote that provided an early test of the resolve of GOP deficit hawks.
The package was adopted on a 241 to 180 vote, on the strength of support from Democrats, as well as 49 Republicans, many of them representing communities hit hard by the Oct. 29 storm.
It overcame a tough challenge from fiscal conservatives who believed the emergency spending should be offset with spending cuts in other parts of the federal budget to avoid adding to the federal debt."
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Tim Larsen/AP - At a Jan. 2 news conference, Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) blasted his party's "toxic internal politics" after House Republicans initially declined to approve disaster relief for victims of Superstorm Sandy.