White House set to ask Congress for added $60 billion in Sandy relief for New Jersey
(MCT) — HACKENSACK, N.J.—The White House is preparing to ask Congress for an extra $60 billion in disaster aid after Superstorm Sandy, the Senate’s top leader said Tuesday.
But that’s less than the estimated damage cost — New Jersey and New York alone said Sandy cost nearly $79 billion combined — and that money would also have to fund relief for any disasters that may still come later in the federal fiscal year.
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