New Jersey families still struggling to deal with the after-effects of Superstorm Sandy praised the work of New Jersey legislators in securing efforts through the House Appropriations Committee that would forgive debt owed by municipalities and homeowners to the federal government.

Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman (N.J.-12th), Frank Pallone (N.J.-6th) and Andy Kim (N.J.-3rd) issued the following statement after the House Appropriations Committee agreed to an amendment from Watson Coleman that would…