A provision to waive federal recoupment efforts for Superstorm Sandy victims has passed the U.S. House of Representatives. State representatives Frank Pallone Jr. (N.J.-6th), Bonnie Watson Coleman (N.J.-12th) and Andy Kim (N.J.-3rd), all Democrats, explained their provision, included in a federal spending bill, grants the secretary of Housing and Urban Development the authority to disregard the requirement for residents to pay back federal disaster relief aid.
The recoupment efforts – known as clawbacks – “have blindsided homeowners because many New Jersey residents applied for…
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