[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H7478]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                      PASS THE SENATE SUPPLEMENTAL

  (Mrs. MALONEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mrs. MALONEY. Madam Speaker, it has now been 9 weeks since Superstorm 
Sandy swept across the east coast. Twenty-four U.S. States were in some 
way affected by Sandy. The storm killed at least 131 people in eight 
States. Hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses were damaged or 
destroyed. The unprecedented disaster caused billions of dollars in 
loss and economic disruption.
  Just 2 weeks after Hurricane Katrina hit the gulf coast, this 
Congress approved more than $62 billion in Federal aid to help the 
devastated area get back on its feet. After Hurricanes Ike and Gustav 
hit in 2008, a supplemental appropriations bill passed this Congress 
overwhelmingly. All of these aid packages were approved by strong 
bipartisan majorities in both Chambers.
  The needs were obvious and the speed imperative. We need to pass the 
Senate supplemental. Nothing has changed. That is what we did for 
others. That's what we need to do to help this devastated area.

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