[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 162 (Monday, December 17, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Page S8050]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            HURRICANE SANDY

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, today we have an opportunity to pull 
together to help the citizens of New York, New Jersey, and other parts 
of the Northeast as they recover from the damage of Hurricane Sandy.
  As we did when Hurricane Katrina struck the gulf coast and Irene 
struck communities up and down the eastern seaboard, we have an 
opportunity to help make families and communities whole again. I hope 
my colleagues on both sides of the aisle will join me in moving quickly 
to send aid to those affected by Sandy as they continue to recover and 
rebuild.
  The Senate must move swiftly to approve the supplemental disaster act 
and act to give the intelligence community the tools it needs to keep 
our Nation safe before the Christmas holiday. In short, before we leave 
for Christmas, we are going to have to finish our work on Sandy and 
FISA. They are both extremely important and they have to be completed. 
So everyone should understand we have that to do. We will see if 
anything changes, but it appears we are going to be coming back the day 
after Christmas to complete work on the fiscal cliff and a few other 
leftover items.

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