By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 14:19 EST, 4 January 2013 | UPDATED: 16:00 EST, 4 January 2013 More than two months after Superstorm Sandy struck, the House and Senate Friday approved $9.7 billion to pay flood insurance claims for the many home and business owners flooded out by the storm. Friday morning, the House voted 354 - 67 for the bill, just days after Republicans erupted over House Speaker John Boehner's decision to delay a vote earlier in the week; all of the no votes were cast by Republicans. The Senate was passed the bill Friday afternoon. 'It's the right step,' said Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, R-N.J., a member of the House Appropriations Committee.
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More than two months after Superstorm Sandy struck, House approves $9.7 billion for flood insurance claims
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Vote comes days after Republicans erupted over House Speaker John Boehner's decision to delay a vote
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House expected to vote January 15 on an additional $51 billion in recovery money
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