House Approves $7.9B Post-Harvey Aid Bill

The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed $7.9-billion in Hurricane Harvey disaster relief package, as warring Republicans and Democrats united behind help for victims of that storm as an ever more powerful new hurricane bore down on Florida.

In a separate, but related, action, the U.S. Dept. of Transportation is providing $25 million to Texas for emergency road and bridge repairs in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. Read further.