LI group heads to D.C. for Sandy aid vote
About 40 Long Island and Queens residents boarded a bus in Island Park to motor to Washington, D.C. to support legislation for superstorm Sandy relief scheduled for a vote. (Jan. 15, 2013) Credit: Ed Betz
A contingent of Long Island residents met with County Executives Edward Mangano and Steve Bellone for a pre-dawn rally in Island Park before heading to Washington for Tuesday's superstorm Sandy relief vote.
A bus of about 40 Long Island and Queens residents is traveling to the nation's capital for the vote, which will determine the scope of the proposed $51-billion aid package.
"New York has always been a breadwinner. If Congress is worrying about the fiscal cliff, help us fail here, and we'll get there real quick," said Tommy Asher, of Island Park. "Do the right thing."
"What we're asking Congress to do today is to be as good as the American people," Bellone said.
"We're asking, 'What's going on here?' " said Rockaway Park resident Paul Schubert, whose home was flooded and remains damaged. "We're worried."
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