Congress approves $9.7 bn aid for storm Sandy victims
Washington (AFP) Jan 4, 2013
The US 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 devastatedhttp://www.terradaily.com/reports/Congress_approves_97_bn_aid_for_storm_Sandy_victims_999.html
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