Sandy Aid: John Boehner Promises Votes As Soon As Friday

embarrasing that he was caught not wanting to hold a vote.

from huffpo:

"WASHINGTON -- It was just Wednesday morning that lawmakers were lining up on the House floor to slam House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) for delaying a vote on a relief package for Hurricane Sandy victims until the next Congress, with some Republicans even vowing to vote against Boehner for House speaker over the matter.

But by Wednesday afternoon, many of those same lawmakers were all smiles after leaving a meeting with Boehner and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.), who promised them votes as soon as Friday on a relief package.

The House is now planning to hold two votes to get a Sandy relief package out the door: the first one, on Friday morning, will be for $9 billion for flood insurance. The second will be on Jan. 15, the first full day of business in the next Congress, and will include $51 billion to help rebuild the regions of New Jersey, New York and Connecticut that were decimated by the hurricane in October. Together, the bills equal the current $60 billion bill pending in the House.

Two New York Republicans who districts were hit by the storm, Reps. Michael Grimm and Peter King, spent much of Tuesday night and Wednesday morning railing against Boehner for indicating he planned to punt a vote on the bill into the next Congress. Both were so mad they vowed to oppose Boehner for House speaker when they cast their votes in Thursday's leadership elections.

That was no longer the case by Wednesday afternoon."