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House approves $50.7 billion in superstorm aid

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Rep. Peter King, a New York Republican, was a vocal supporter of aid legislation for victims of Superstorm Sandy.

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More than 10 weeks after Superstorm Sandy brutalized parts of the heavily populated Northeast, the House approved $50.7 billion in emergency relief for the victims Tuesday night as Republican leaders struggled to close out an episode that exposed painful party divisions inside Congress and out.