WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives passed a $7.85 billion
disaster aid package for Hurricane Harvey victims with overwhelming
bipartisan support Wednesday, the first round of money expected for
areas of Texas and Louisiana devastated by the storm.
And as the bill moved to the Senate, it quickly became a negotiating tool for controversial must-pass legislation.
At a meeting with President Donald Trump
today, Republican and Democratic Congressional leaders agreed to attach a
three-month debt limit increase and a three-month extension of
government funding to the Harvey aid package. The move averts a
potential government shutdown at the end of the fiscal year on September
30 but puts conservatives in a difficult position: Vote against
disaster relief or turn their back on principled opposition to increased
government spending.
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