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Cuomo 'optimistic' Congress will send money for Sandy relief

Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks to the media while

Photo credit: Getty Images | Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks to the media while flanked by members of Congress from the New York delegation on Capitol Hill in Washington. Cuomo visited lawmakers asking for $42 billion in appropriations for damage caused by Hurricane Sandy. (Dec. 3, 2012)

Gov. Andrew Cuomo emerged Monday from meetings with top Obama administration officials and congressional leaders "optimistic" that Congress will act quickly to provide tens of billions of dollars to help the state recover from Hurricane Sandy.

"People are still reeling from this trauma, and New York needs help," Cuomo said after meeting with Senate Appropriations Committee chairman Daniel...

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