BOSTON (AP) — January 9, 2013 — A Massachusetts congressman says he'll file an amendment to insert $150 million in emergency funds for fishermen in the House’s Superstorm Sandy relief bill.
Rep. John Tierney’s announcement Wednesday comes after the House Rules Committee said it was forwarding legislation that provided $5 million, at most, for fishermen. The figure is a precipitous drop from the $150 million for Northeast, Gulf Coast and Alaskan fishermen that the Senate included in its $60 billion Sandy relief bill in the last Congress.
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