House OKs additional $51B in Sandy aid; package goes to Senate

Originally published: January 15, 2013 8:17 PM
Updated: January 15, 2013 8:52 PM
By TOM BRUNE AND NIK BONOPARTIS tom.brune@newsday.com

Photo credit: Angela Gaul | Boatmaster Ian MacKay of Piermont and Deborah Brenner of Tappan clean up outside of Cafe Portofino restaurant at 587 Piermont Ave. in downtown Piermont. (Oct. 31, 2012)

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The $51 billion superstorm Sandy recovery aid package overcame objections and several amendments by fiscal conservatives to win passage Tuesday in the House of Representatives, putting it a key step closer to final congressional approval.

The recovery package, which combined a $17 billion bill and a $33.7 billion amendment, moved to a 241-to-180 bipartisan final vote after Republicans succeeded...

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