Evening roundup: Sandy relief aid in Congress along with fiscal cliff talks (via NJ.com)

  The Senate is expected to vote today on whether to award $60.4 billion in Sandy disaster aid, after voting on amendments relating to the bill all day today. After the Senate, the bill heads to the House, where it may face a steeper climb – the bill probably won't even make it to a vote in the…

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