Three students from the Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School in Falls Church, Va., set up a bake sale to raise funds to give to the Red Cross for Hurricane Sandy relief. Photo courtesy of John Lawrence.
And the U.S. congressional feet dragging goes on! On Tuesday, the Senate received H.R. 152, the House of Representatives $50.6 billion disaster relief package for Hurricane Sandy, and the Senate did nothing but read it.
The Senate’s official legislative website recorded its actions in the follow way: “Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.” And we wait!
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