Congress reaches deal on disaster aid; Trump's border request omitted
by Jennifer Haberkorn, Los Angeles Times
May 23, 2019
2 minutes
WASHINGTON - Senate leaders reached agreement Thursday on a $19.1 billion package to help states recover from natural disasters, including the California wildfires.
The deal came after the White House agreed to give up on its demand for $4.5 billion in humanitarian border aid to be included in the disaster bill. Congressional Democrats - who blame the border crisis on President Donald
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