A man walks past a small commercial strip that burned down during Superstorm Sandy in the Rockaways section of New York, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013.
By ANDREW MIGA and LARRY MARGASAK, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is headed for a vote on aid for Superstorm Sandy victims after House Speaker John Boehner mollified Republicans from New York and New Jersey upset with his decision to cancel action on the bill.
Facing intense pressure, Boehner agreed Wednesday to schedule a vote Friday on $9 billion for the national flood insurance program and another vote Jan. 15 for a remaining $51 billion in the package, said Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y. The new Congress is being sworn in Thursday.
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