Sentences with phrase «seeking federal disaster aid»
When Obama made his pre-Thanksgiving visit to New York to tour Sandy damage, he rode in a helicopter with both Cuomo and Bloomberg and reportedly advised the duo to think regionally when seeking federal disaster aid in order to maximize their chances of getting a green light from the divided Congress.
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Cuomo's schedule, released last night, included a meeting with House Speaker John Boehner, at which he was to be joined by three Republican lawmakers from New York — Reps. Bob Turner, Michael Grimm and Pete King, on whom the governor is leaning quite heavily as he pushes for the $ 42 billion worth of federal disaster aid he's seeking after Sandy.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is heading to Washington, D.C. today to lobby for the $ 42 billion in federal disaster aid he's seeking to help the state recover from Sandy and prepare for future storms.
Albany - New York will seek $ 32 billion in federal disaster aid from Congress for superstorm Sandy — including $ 6.6 billion for Nassau County and nearly $ 1.8 billion for Suffolk County — officials said Monday.