Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY), incoming Ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, and Congressman Peter King (R-NY), Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security – who co-chair the bipartisan Congressional task force on recovering from Tropical Sandy – today issued the following statement on President Obama’s emergency request for supplemental appropriations to help states affected by Tropical Storm Sandy recover and rebuild.

“President Obama has acted quickly and worked closely with Governor Cuomo and the New York delegation on emergency supplemental appropriations to help states affected by Tropical Storm Sandy. 

 “While more may be needed in the long term, this robust package is a major first step that we will work to pass as quickly as possible in Congress to help devastated communities, families and businesses.”

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