US Congress agrees to Trump's Harvey relief aid and debt limit increase
Fri Sep 08, 2017 03:11:pm National
3.4K By Abdulkerimu Oare
- Congress approves Trump's demand for more funding.
- Trump is expected to pass this into law as soon as possible.
The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed and sent to President Donald Trump legislation providing $15.25 billion in emergency disaster aid, as well as raising government borrowing authority and funding federal programs through Dec. 8.
According to Reuters, "The House vote of 316-90 came one day after the Senate passed the measure. Lawmakers were rushing to approve the legislation before government disaster aid was projected to run ran out at week's end and as the deadly Hurricane Irma was projected to bear down on Florida."
It is expected that President Trump will hastily sign this into law.
More details to follow.
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