Under Bipartisan Fire, House GOP Leaders Set Up Votes for Sandy Aid
Under Bipartisan Fire, House GOP Leaders Set Up Votes for Sandy Aid : Roll Call News
Facing a bipartisan uprising from Northeast lawmakers, House Republican leaders scheduled a Friday vote on an initial installment of aid for states damaged by Superstorm Sandy.
In addition to this week’s action on $9.7 billion in additional borrowing authority for the National Flood Insurance Program, Speaker John A. Boehner of Ohio and Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia announced that the House will vote on the $50 billion remainder of the Obama administration’s disaster relief request on Jan. 15.