Divided House Republicans Stall Vote on Storm Relief Aid

Name: Divided House Republicans Stall Vote on Storm Relief Aid
Uploaded: 2013-01-02T22:00:00Z
Duration: P512S
Description: An emergency aid package to provide relief funds for victims of Hurricane Sandy got stalled in Congress as Republicans insisted on offsetting the $60 million in aid with spending cuts before voting. Judy Woodruff talks to Roll Call's Steven Dennis and Washington Post's Neil Irwin about the consequences of that decision.

Clip: 01/02/2013 | 8m 32s

An emergency aid package to provide relief funds for victims of Hurricane Sandy got stalled in Congress as Republicans insisted on offsetting the $60 million in aid with spending cuts before voting. Judy Woodruff talks to Roll Call's Steven Dennis and Washington Post's Neil Irwin about the consequences of that decision.

Aired: 01/02/13

Rating: NR

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