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Ny Area Lawmakers Furious After House Gop Scraps Vote On Sandy Aid

New York area lawmakers criticized House Republican leadership after it decided not to hold a vote before the end of the congressional term on Superstorm Sandy relief funding. The article notes the Senate approved $60.4 billion in aid while the House Appropriations Committee had drafted a $27 billion measure.

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Missing important context
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“The Senate approved a $60.4 billion measure to help with recovery from Superstorm Sandy.”

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Original context and attribution

Article states that the Senate approved a $60.4 billion Sandy relief measure the previous Friday.

What the proof shows

The statement is true that the U.S. Senate approved a $60.4 billion Sandy relief measure (Senate vote on Dec. 28, 2012). However, that Senate-passed $60.4 billion amendment to H.R.1 did not become law as written; Congress later enacted a different Disaster Relief Appropriations Act (Public Law 113-2) in January 2013 that provided about $50.5 billion. The Post’s sentence is accurate about the Senate action but omits the important context that the final enacted package was smaller and passed under a different bill.

Corrected version

On Dec. 28, 2012 the U.S. Senate passed a $60.4 billion Sandy-relief measure, but Congress later enacted a smaller Disaster Relief Appropriations Act (about $50.5 billion) in January 2013 (P.L. 113‑2).

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Independent reporting Supports

Senate approves $60.4 billion Sandy aid bill - CBS News ↗

CBS News (AP)
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The Senate on Friday approved a $60.4 billion emergency spending aid package for victims of Hurricane Sandy.

Research Contradicts

Summary Report: Congressional Action on the FY2013 Disaster Supplemental (CRS R42892) ↗

Congressional Research Service
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On January 29, 2013, the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013, a $50.5 billion package of disaster assistance largely focused on responding to Hurricane Sandy, was enacted as P.L....

Official data Contradicts

PUBLIC LAW 113–2—JAN. 29, 2013 (Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013) ↗

Congress.gov / GovInfo (U.S. Government Publishing Office)
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PUBLIC LAW 113–2—JAN. 29, 2013 [H.R. 152] Making supplemental appropriations ... Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013.

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“The House Appropriations Committee drafted a smaller, $27 billion measure for Sandy relief.”

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Original context and attribution

Article says the House Appropriations Committee had drafted a $27 billion bill and a vote had been expected before the congressional term ended.

What the proof shows

Multiple contemporary, independent sources and the official bill record show that House Appropriations Chairman Harold Rogers and the House Appropriations Committee produced a pared-down plan of roughly $27 billion as an alternative to the Senate’s $60.4 billion Sandy package. The $27 billion figure reflects the combination of Rogers’s amendment (about $17 billion in emergency appropriations) plus roughly $9.7 billion in added NFIP borrowing authority; the Committee’s draft was widely reported and the Rogers-sponsored bill (H.R.152) and its amendment texts are in the congressional record. The New York Post’s claim that the House Appropriations Committee drafted a smaller, $27 billion measure is therefore accurate. (Context: leadership later moved in other directions and the enacted package and floor actions differed in timing and amounts.)

Corrected version

The House Appropriations Committee, led by Chairman Harold Rogers, drafted an initial pared-down Sandy relief package of about $27 billion (roughly $17 billion in immediate appropriations plus about $9.7 billion in increased NFIP borrowing authority) as an alternative to the Senate’s $60.4 billion bill.

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Independent reporting Supports

With Cliff Legislation Now in House’s Court, Leaders Mull Options ↗

Roll Call
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House Appropriations Chairman Harold Rogers ... released the text of a $27 billion measure ... including $9.7 billion for the National Flood Insurance Program and $5.4 billion for the Federal Emergency Management Agency Disaster Relief Fund.

Independent reporting Supports

House Republicans Look to Split $60B Sandy Aid Bill in Half ↗

Insurance Journal (Reuters)
Proof point

The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to split a $60.4 billion Superstorm Sandy disaster aid bill into two parts, staging votes on $27 billion to fund immediate recovery needs and $33 billion for long-term and other projects.

Independent reporting Supports

House vote on a Sandy relief bill: Denied ↗

WHYY (NPR affiliate)
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The House Appropriations Committee thought it was too much, and drafted a $27 billion relief package.

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