WASHINGTONWidespread support on Capitol Hill for Hurricane Harvey relief aid could help ease passage of high-stakes fiscal legislation that Congress must approve in September, lawmakers and analysts say.
As Texas and Louisiana began to regroup after the storms record rainfalls, both Democrats and Republicans said they hoped to pass emergency relief funding quickly when lawmakers return to Washington next week to help storm victims rebuild.
Congress already faces a long list of legislation that needs to be approved before the end of September, including an extension of government funding known as a conti…
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