When the House returns to session next week, one of the items on the agenda will be tackling the remaining $51 billion in supplemental disaster relief spending for Hurricane Sandy. The House already approved $9 billion in increased funds for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)—a program that has historically been poorly managed and needed several bailouts. Unfortunately, much of the $51 billion yet to be voted on is chock full of pork, special interest handouts, and spending so outrageously unrelated it would make even a trial lawyer blush with shame.
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