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Congress waiting on damage estimate for HarveyBy Alexander Bolton - 08/29/17 04:29 PM EDT Congressional appropriators are waiting for a final tally of the hurricane destruction in Texas and Louisiana before moving forward with an emergency assistance package that would cost tens of billions of dollars.Torrential flooding has displaced thousands of residents and caused between $30 billion and $100 billion worth of damage, according to various estimates.President Trump on Monday promised that Congress would appropriate additional federal aid to the region “very quickly” as the disaster is expected to deplete the resources of the Federal Emergency Management Agency in a matter of weeks.morehttp://thehill.com/policy/finance/348451-congress-waiting-on-damage-estimate-for-harvey
Why is Congress waiting? The storm isn't over yet, meanwhile we have millions of people who need HELP!! You mean to tell me that can't set a temporary budget now that can be adjusted later if needed??
Congress acted more swiftly in 2005, when then-President George W. Bush signed a bill for $10.5 billion in supplemental funding for the victims of Hurricane Katrina — which struck New Orleans — and another bill appropriating $51.8 billion within weeks of the disaster.
