"WASHINGTON -- It was just Wednesday morning that lawmakers were lining up on the House floor to slam House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) for delaying a vote on a relief package for Hurricane Sandy victims until the next Congress, with some Republicans even vowing to vote against Boehner for House speaker over the matter."
"But by Wednesday afternoon, many of those same lawmakers were all smiles after leaving a meeting with Boehner and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.), who promised them votes as soon as Friday on a relief package.
The House is now planning to hold two votes to get a Sandy relief package out the door: the first one, on Friday morning, will be for $9 billion for flood insurance. The second will be on Jan. 15, the first full day of business in the next Congress, and will include $51 billion to help rebuild the regions of New Jersey, New York and Connecticut that were decimated by the hurricane in October. Together, the bills equal the current $60 billion bill pending in the House."
Jennifer Bendery reports for the Huffington Post January 2, 2013.
SEE ALSO:
"Obama On Sandy Aid: President Urges House Republicans To Take Action" (AP)
"Hurricane Sandy Bill: New York Lawmakers Angered After House GOP Doesn't Hold Vote" (AP)
"Chris Christie On Sandy Aid: House Republicans Were 'Disappointing And Disgusting To Watch'" (Huffington Post)
"Peter King, Furious Over Blocked Sandy Aid, Says Don't Donate To House Republicans" (Huffington Post)
"FEMA Says Flood Insurance Program Will Be Broke By Next Week Without New Aid Bill" (Huffington Post)
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