The U.S. House of Representatives approved another $33.7 billion in funding for emergency spending on recovery efforts aimed at helping those impacted by "Hurricane Sandy". The final vote came after the House passed another $17 billion in spending earlier in the day.
On the $33.7 billion segment of the bill, a group of northern Republicans joined with Democrats to push the measure to passage, on a vote of 228 to 192.
The House finally approved the entire measure on a vote of 241 to 180.
Conservatives were able to trim only relatively small amount of pork from the bill, for example almost 10-million for a wildlife refuge in Connecticut and $150 million for Regional Ocean Partnership grants.
At issue Tuesday were two measures, the smaller one costing $17 billion, offered by House Appropriations Committee Chairman Rogers, R-Ky., and the larger one costing $33.7 billion, offered by Rep. Frelinghuysen, R-N.J., a senior member of the Appropriations Committee.
It is expected to move quickly onto President Barack Obama’s desk for his signature.
It is expected to move quickly onto President Barack Obama’s desk for his signature.
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