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Disaster Aid

Sheila and Dominic Traina hug in front of their home which was demolished during Superstorm Sandy in Staten Island, N.Y., Friday, Nov. 2, 2012. Mayor Michael Bloomberg has come under fire for pressing ahead with the New York City Marathon. Some New Yorkers say holding the 26.2-mile race would be insensitive and divert police and other important resources when many are still suffering from Superstorm Sandy. The course runs from the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge on hard-hit Staten Island to Central Park, sending runners through all five boroughs. The course will not be changed, since there was little damage along the route. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

US House approves $9.7 billion in Sandy flood aid

Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - The first large aid package for victims of the deadly Superstorm Sandy started moving through the U.S. Congress on Friday...
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Boehner Fiscal Cliff

Boehner promises Hurricane Sandy aid votes

Andrew Miga and Larry Margasak, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - The leader of the U.S. House has promised votes to aid victims of the superstorm that ravaged large parts of the northeast by Jan. 15, a New York lawmaker said Wednesday...
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Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., left, joined by other New York area-lawmakers affected by Superstorm Sandy, express their anger and disappointment after learning the House Republican leadership decided to allow the current term of Congress to end without holding a vote on aid for the storm's victims, at the Capitol in Washington, early Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Obama, NY and NJ lawmakers press for Sandy aid

Andrew Miga and Larry Margasak, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans and Democrats from New York and New Jersey lashed out at House Speaker John Boehner on Wednesday for pulling legislation on Hurricane Sandy aid...
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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney holds bags of food as he participates in a campaign event collecting supplies from residents local relief organizations for victims of superstorm Sandy, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, at the James S. Trent Arena in Kettering, Ohio. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Romney faces scrutiny on aid in Hurricane Sandy's wake

Andrew Taylor, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - There's nothing like a natural disaster to test the depth of politicians' preference for small government...
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