Congress passes $ 9.7 billion for Sandy Relief
WASHINGTON - Under intense pressure from New York and New Jersey, the Congress adopted legislation on Friday that would be $ 9.7 billion in claims filed by people whose homes were damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Sandy decks.
The measure is the first, and least controversial, part of a much larger aid package sought by the affected states to homeowners and local authorities to help recover costs associated with the storm. The House has promised to take up the balance of the aid package on January 15.
The House passed the measure 354-67 insurance but then cleared the Senate by unanimous consent. President Obama is expected to sign the measure into law.
In the House, all votes against the support came from Republicans, who objected that no cuts in other programs were identified in order for the measure to pay, despite the long period of the nation's deficit problem. The 67 Republicans against the measure included 17 freshmen legislators, suggesting that the new class will support the large group of anti-spending conservatives already in parliament.
The bill passed on Friday, the National Flood Insurance Program provides the authority to borrow $ 9.7 billion in claims due to damage caused by Hurricane Sandy and other disasters fill. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, which administers the flood insurance program, recently notified Congress that running out of money in the coming week to claims from individuals cover.
"The Administration is pleased that Congress has taken action to ensure that FEMA continues the funds must flood insurance claims, including more than 100,000 claims from Hurricane Sandy agency has already received to cover," Clark Stevens, a spokesman for the White House said in a statement. "We continue to urge Congress to take up and complete the additional request from last year to ensure affected communities have the support they need for a longer-term recovery pass."
The total measure would money to help homeowners and small business owners build for bridges, tunnels and transport systems to repair, to local governments to reimburse costs for overtime worked by police, fire and other emergency services, and for the banks to fill. It would also finance a range of longer-term projects that would help the region to prepare for future storms.
Some Republicans have criticized the size of the aid package, and have suggested that it is not necessary expenditure on items not directly related to the hurricane, including $ 150 million for fisheries in Alaska and $ 2 million for museum roofs Washington covers. Representative Frank A. LoBiondo, Republican of New Jersey, said Friday that the measure will be for the House later this month would "get rid of the external costs to States not affected by the storm. '
In the House debate leading up to the vote on Friday, several legislators said it was too long for Congress taken to federal assistance to the region and urged the speaker to make good on his promise to the $ 51 billion aid package later bring to the floor this month.
"We have been waiting for 11 weeks," said Representative Carolyn B. Maloney, a Democrat from New York City. "It's too late."
WASHINGTON - Under intense pressure from New York and New Jersey, the Congress adopted legislation on Friday that would be $ 9.7 billion in claims filed by people whose homes were damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Sandy decks.
The measure is the first, and least controversial, part of a much larger aid package sought by the affected states to homeowners and local authorities to help recover costs associated with the storm. The House has promised to take up the balance of the aid package on January 15.
The House passed the measure 354-67 insurance but then cleared the Senate by unanimous consent. President Obama is expected to sign the measure into law.
In the House, all votes against the support came from Republicans, who objected that no cuts in other programs were identified in order for the measure to pay, despite the long period of the nation's deficit problem. The 67 Republicans against the measure included 17 freshmen legislators, suggesting that the new class will support the large group of anti-spending conservatives already in parliament.
The bill passed on Friday, the National Flood Insurance Program provides the authority to borrow $ 9.7 billion in claims due to damage caused by Hurricane Sandy and other disasters fill. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, which administers the flood insurance program, recently notified Congress that running out of money in the coming week to claims from individuals cover.
"The Administration is pleased that Congress has taken action to ensure that FEMA continues the funds must flood insurance claims, including more than 100,000 claims from Hurricane Sandy agency has already received to cover," Clark Stevens, a spokesman for the White House said in a statement. "We continue to urge Congress to take up and complete the additional request from last year to ensure affected communities have the support they need for a longer-term recovery pass."
The total measure would money to help homeowners and small business owners build for bridges, tunnels and transport systems to repair, to local governments to reimburse costs for overtime worked by police, fire and other emergency services, and for the banks to fill. It would also finance a range of longer-term projects that would help the region to prepare for future storms.
Some Republicans have criticized the size of the aid package, and have suggested that it is not necessary expenditure on items not directly related to the hurricane, including $ 150 million for fisheries in Alaska and $ 2 million for museum roofs Washington covers. Representative Frank A. LoBiondo, Republican of New Jersey, said Friday that the measure will be for the House later this month would "get rid of the external costs to States not affected by the storm. '
In the House debate leading up to the vote on Friday, several legislators said it was too long for Congress taken to federal assistance to the region and urged the speaker to make good on his promise to the $ 51 billion aid package later bring to the floor this month.
"We have been waiting for 11 weeks," said Representative Carolyn B. Maloney, a Democrat from New York City. "It's too late."
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