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N.J. delegation wants to know why state got so little Sandy aid

Tom Arnone, Dave Rible Serena DiMassoWASHINGTON — Members of the New Jersey delegation want to ask U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro why their state got just $15 million in disaster preparedness funds under a program funded in the Hurricane Sandy aid bill. U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-4th Dist.), who arranged a meeting last March with Federal Emergency Management…

Posted: January 22nd, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: Chris Smith, Hurricane Sandy | Tags: , , , , , | 2 Comments »

2 Comments on “N.J. delegation wants to know why state got so little Sandy aid”

  1. "Send in the clowns.." said at 10:04 pm on January 22nd, 2016:

    I mean, our fine new assembly people: maybe Dems asking Dems will yield a better return??

  2. Steve Adams said at 3:00 pm on January 25th, 2016:

    Maybe our federal “delegation” is weaker? After Sandy our Rep Frank Pallone showed up for photo ops with our EMS and Firefighters and made speeches and promises.
    After that he would not even return phone calls to the volunteer EMS and Firefighters that needed his offices help with FEMA funding issues. He was MIA after Sandy.