On Friday afternoon, the House of Representatives passed a $15 billion hurricane relief package and, in the same bill, raised the debt ceiling and funded the government through December. The omnibus bill passed 316-90, with all Democrats and most Republicans voting for it, and President Trump signed it into law late Friday.
The aid package authorizes an additional $15 billion in funds to provide relief for areas affected by Hurricane Harvey, which ravaged Texas in late August, and Hurricane Irma, which tore through the Caribbean earlier in the week and was en route to Florida as Trump signed the bill. Around $7.4 billion of the money will go directly to Hurricane Harvey relief, while another $7.4 billion will be dispersed to local block …
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