Friday, November 30, 2012

Tearful Gillibrand Leads Senators Seeking Aid After Sandy

Bloomberg: Senator Kirsten Gillibrand was near tears when she told colleagues about a Staten Island family's tragedy in Superstorm Sandy as she and other lawmakers appealed for federal aid. An assistance package could be introduced in Congress as early as tomorrow. Gillibrand, a New York Democrat, haltingly recounted the experience of a mother whose two young children were swept from her arms in a flood as they left their home heading for safety with relatives in Brooklyn. Appearing at a Senate Environment...

URL: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-29/tearful-gillibrand-leads-senators-seeking-aid-after-sandy.html

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