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Lawmakers to vote on Sandy aid after GOP reversal

Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.), left, and House Speaker

Photo credit: Getty Images | Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.), left, and House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) walk to a meeting with House Republicans at the U.S. Capitol. (Jan. 1, 2013)

A $60 billion relief package for victims of superstorm Sandy isn't dead -- it will just take a bit longer than people in the Hudson Valley's devastated communities had hoped.

After furious New York lawmakers criticized House Republican leaders for adjourning Tuesday night's fiscal cliff session without voting on the anticipated relief package, Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) assuaged their anger...

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