Hurricane state Republicans demand disaster aid by Christmas
WASHINGTON (AP) " Lawmakers from hard-hit states such as Florida are demanding tens of billions of dollars of hurricane relief and rebuilding funds as part of another temporary Washington spending bill to keep the government from shutting down over Christmas.Hurricane money is one of many pressing items under consideration as GOP leaders struggle to devise a party strategy to avert a government shutdown. It's plain that after a closed-door meeting of House GOP lawmakers on Wednesday [...]
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