House GOP sharply divided on $51B Sandy aid bill
Photo credit: Steven Sunshine | From left, Rep. Nita Lowey, Rep. Peter King, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer and Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy joined other elected officials, labor leaders and investment bankers at a news conference in Manhattan to discuss the push for federal dollars for the state and region in the wake of superstorm Sandy. (Dec. 14, 2012)
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WASHINGTON -- House Republicans are sharply divided on the $51 billion superstorm Sandy emergency funding package as it nears a vote in the House on Tuesday.
New York and New Jersey Republicans insist the House must pass the entire package this week, but fiscal conservatives have balked, saying only the most immediate needs should be passed in an emergency funding bill.
"This bill is...
