Minority of Majority Passes House Hurricane Bill

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Vote by which the House passed legislation last night providing an additional $50 billion for Hurricane Sandy relief. Only 49 Republicans voted for the measure — just 20% of the caucus — while 179 Republicans voted against the measure. By comparison, 192 Democrats voted for the legislation, and just one (Tennessee Congressman Jim Cooper) voted against. So for the second time in the last two weeks the House passed legislation by violating the Hastert rule.

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