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Sen. Harry Reid: Hurricane Katrina 'was nothing in comparison' to Sandy (video) »
Hurricane Katrina "was nothing in comparison" to Hurricane Sandy, U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., said in a speech on the Senate floor Friday.Reid, the Senate Majority Leader, was urging approval of an aid package for victims of Sandy, a Category 1 storm that struck the Atlantic coast in late October. Katrina was a Category 5 storm that struck the Gulf Coast in 2005."The people of New Orleans in that area, they were hurt," Reid said. "But nothing in comparison to what happened to the people in New York and New Jersey."The House voted 354-67 on Friday to approve $9.7 billion in funding for flood insurance for Sandy victims, with five of Alabama's seven representatives voting for the deal.U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, voted against the bill, saying it was rushed and financially irresponsible. U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner, R-Mobile, did not vote because of a personal matter.Also on the Gulf Coast, U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., opposed the bill because of budget concerns.The Senate approved the bill by unanimous consent on Friday, and President Barack Obama signed it into law on Sunday.Reid argued that it took Congress more than two months to approve the first aid for Sandy victims, compared to... Source Main page (current trends)