House Speaker Offered No Sandy Relief Money, But He Still Got NJ GOP Votes
John Boehner yelled at Frank LoBiondo about his Sandy relief plea, but the South Jersey rep and others still voted for their fellow Republican congressman
House Speaker John Boehner lost some love from his fellow Republican congressmen in New Jersey this week after delaying a $60 billion Sandy relief aid package. But he didn't lose their loyalty. New Jersey's Republican congressmen unanimously voted to re-elect the speaker to his post Thursday. All Democrats voted for former House speaker Nancy Pelosi. "There were only two choices—John Boehner and Nancy Pelosi—and the congressman was not going to vote for Nancy Pelosi," said Jason Galanes, a spokesman for Frank LoBiondo, a Republican who represents much of South Jersey. LoBiondo and Boehner had a widely reported heated exchange when the speaker informed the New York and New Jersey congressmen and women that the aid package had been shelved. …
Walter Frockmorton
10:23 pm on Thursday, November 29, 2012
You could get a bigger pile of money from the law firm that has been handling the Sunoco case for the last 25 years. They really socked it to the township. Golly, the amount the township paid them would have covered the settlement, and then some. Remember Jillian, you have an apple in one hand, and an orange in the other. No comparison. more ›