Long Beach homeowners' plea for Sandy aid
Photo credit: Steven Sunshine | Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), at the podium with Long Beach Councilwoman Fran Adelson at her Sandy-damaged home, is joined by Long Beach residents to urge the House to pass the federal disaster relief bill to help pay for rebuilding. (Dec. 29, 2012)
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Long Beach residents who lost their homes or faced heavy damage in superstorm Sandy expressed hope that a disaster-relief bill would get through Congress in the next week, saying money is needed now, especially as the winter weather settles in.
They gathered Saturday, two months after the storm, with Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) in the damaged home of Councilwoman Fran Adelson and her husband,...
