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听骋辞惫别谤苍辞谤听听濒辞产产颈别诲听聽on Monday for billion of dollars to help rebuild from Superstorm Sandy, saying the聽聽leader wanted a reconstruction bill passed by year's end.

Cuomo, a Democrat, put the damage from the late October storm at $40 billion to $50 billion for聽聽alone, with the total likely to rise.

"We need help. These are big numbers, even for聽," he told a news conference while flanked by members of the state's congressional delegation.

After meeting聽听补颈诲别蝉,听听厂辫别补办别谤听聽and other congressional leaders, Cuomo said Boehner wanted a supplemental spending bill on Sandy costs passed by the end of the year.

Congressional aides said there has been no clear consensus on its size. But they said it would likely be far less than the nearly $80 billion聽听补苍诲听, the states most heavily hit by Sandy, are seeking combined.

聽last week put damage from Sandy, the most expensive storm to ever hit the聽, at $42 billion.

听骋辞惫别谤苍辞谤听, in a letter to the聽聽dated Nov. 30 and released on Monday, said the economic damage in his state could be nearly $40 billion.

Christie is asking the聽聽to reimburse the state for 100 percent of emergency costs for at least 90 days after Sandy swept ashore on Oct. 29.

Boehner, who is involved in tense talks with the聽聽over a budget crisis, was "positive" about helping聽and other states hit by Sandy, Cuomo said.

罢丑别听聽is expected to send a Sandy emergency aid request to聽聽by the end of the week, the governor said. The congressional aides said lawmakers may get it as early as Tuesday.

Cuomo said he and Boehner did not discuss whether reconstruction costs would be offset by spending cuts elsewhere. Offsets are a key issue given the budget crisis involving deep spending cuts and tax hikes due to take effect in January.

As of Thursday, FEMA's disaster relief fund had about $5.06 billion in funds left after making Sandy obligations totaling $2.2 billion, according to FEMA reports.

聽has budget authority to add about another $5 billion to the fund, but would have to vote to approve the request.