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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Wednesday blamed U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, a fellow Republican, for delaying a vote on federal disaster aid for Superstorm Sandy, calling the inaction “disappointing and disgusting.” “There is only one group to blame for the continued suffering of these innocent (storm) victims – the House majority, and their…
Governors Chris Christie of New Jersey and Andrew Cuomo of New York excoriated the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday for delaying action on a $60.4 billion Superstorm Sandy disaster aid bill, according to a joint statement. Lawmakers ended their session on Tuesday night without voting on the measure, a move that Cuomo and Christie…
The U.S. House of Representatives adjourned on Tuesday night without acting on a $60.4 billion Superstorm Sandy disaster aid bill, prompting angry denunciations from members from the states hardest hit by the storm. “I have just been informed that we will be having perhaps no further votes in this Congress,” said Democratic Representative Steny Hoyer…
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