Sandy relief package swells aid for past disasters

Posted on 12 January 2013. Tags: , , , , ,

FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2013, file photo, an unsafe for human occupancy sticker is attached to a home that was severely damaged by Superstorm Sandy in Bay Head, N.J. Conservatives and watchdog groups are mounting a "not-so-fast" campaign against a $ 50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package that Northeastern governors and lawmakers hope to push through the House the week of Jan. 14, 2013. Their complaint is that lots of that money actually will go toward recovery efforts for past disasters and other projects unrelated to the late-October storm. The measure bill includes $ 150 million for what the Commerce Department described as fisheries disasters in Alaska, Mississippi and the Northeast, and $ 50 million in subsidies for replanting trees on private land damaged by wildfires. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservatives and watchdog groups are mounting a "not-so-fast" campaign against a $ 50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package that Northeastern governors and lawmakers hope to push through the House this coming week.




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