House Overwhelmingly Passes $7.9 Billion Harvey Aid Package
The $7.9 billion bill now heads to the Senate for consideration before it can reach President Donald Trump’s desk
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NAACP Wants to Make Sure Minority Neighborhoods Get Equal Funding for Harvey Recovery
NAACP interim President Derrick Johnson said Tuesday that he wants to make sure minority neighborhoods get equal funding for Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts after the storm caused major destruction along the Gulf Coast.
Calexit? Jerry Brown Asks Trump for Aid — for the 4th Time
California Gov. Jerry Brown asked President Donald Trump on Sunday for federal emergency assistance for the fourth time in just two months since the new administration took office, putting the nascent “CalExit” movement in a difficult position.
Oroville Dam: Jerry Brown Asks Donald Trump for Aid
California Governor Jerry Brown has formally requested federal assistance from President Donald Trump to deal with the evacuation of nearly 200,000 people from the area below the Oroville Dam, where a spillway is near structural failure.
Louisiana GOP Defends Flood Relief Request
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana – Three Louisiana Republican lawmakers are pushing back after being attacked in the media and by fellow Republicans and Democrats in Congress over disaster relief money for the state’s flood victims.
