House Passes $50 Billion-Plus Sandy Aid Package

FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2012, file photo, a man walks with his dog to a National Guard vehicle after leaving his flooded home at the Metropolitan Trailer Park in Moonachie, N.J., in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. The storm drove New York and New Jersey residents from their homes, destroyed belongings and forced them to find shelter for themselves - and for their pets, said owners, who recounted tales of a dog swimming through flooded streets and extra food left behind for a tarantula no one was willing to take in. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File)

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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.

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http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57564173/house-passes-$50.7-billion-sandy-relief-bill/

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