that funding was coming to you in 2013 anyway, my hope is that, you kw. 9 billion would be for the sandy victsd accelerated to be most to be spent in between 13, and -- 2013, and a honest look at 51 billion, i suspect most of that 51 billion would be pork unnecessary. roofr repair for the smithsonia? do we really need to spend on that right now in we do not. neil: ultimately the folks tt need it need the money directly to them, not various routes. >> and now. neil: they need it now. >> they need it now, let's not push off spending to 2014, let's be sure that money is spent responsibly. neil: thank you very much. very well put. >> thank you, neil. neil: taxes are going up, tea partiers are fed up, all of this putting the g.o.p. itself on [ male announcer ] where do you turn for legal matters? at legalzoom, we've created a better place to handle your legal needs. maybe you have questions about incorporating a business you'd like to start. or questions about protecting your family with a will or living trust. and you'd like to find the right attorney to help guide you along, answer any questions

. >>> a $50.5 billion relief bill for the vict uperstorm sandy is on its way to president obama's desk. the senate approved the aid bill yesterday, two weeks after the house. we have this report. >>> the bill is passed. >> reporter: the senate approved the superstorm sandy aid bill by a vote of 62-36. three months after the storm devastated the northeast coast, congress passed the $50.5 billion emergency relief package. >> the bill we passed today is almost everything we wanted in the senate bill. >> reporter: all 36 votes against the measure were from republicans, many of whom opposed adding billions more to the national debt. >> if we don't apply at least some discipline to how we evaluate and how we examine how we're going to go forward without continuing to plunge into debt and to borrow money, then i think we're shirking our duty here. >> reporter: the bill includes more than $12 billion in housing and urban development grants for victims of sandy and other disasters. more than $11 billion for fema and $10 billion to repair mass transit systems in and around new york city. and bet