Republicans Disaster Relief

Democrats Aim To Boost Disaster Aid For Hurricanes Irene, Katrina, Setting Up Fight With GOP

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 11.06.2011

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WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats unveiled legislation Tuesday providing $6 billion in new disaster aid to help both victims of Hurricane Irene and ...

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Unpopular Congress Gears Up For Fall Fights

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 11.03.2011

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress returns to work this coming week, divided over measures to create jobs and scorned by the nation it was elected to help l...

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White House Requests Billions In Disaster Relief, Setting Up Fight With GOP

AP | Posted 11.02.2011

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By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The White House told Congress on Thursday there's a need for more than $5 billion in additional di...

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Haley Barbour Breaks With Eric Cantor On Disaster Relief

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.03.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Governor Haley Barbour (R-Miss.) broke with his own party's leadership in the House of Representatives on Friday, arguing that Congress ...

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GOP Leader: Disaster Relief For Tornado Victims Must Be Offset With Budget Cuts

Posted 07.30.2011

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On Sunday, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) reiterated his position that disaster relief funds for the tornado victims in Joplin, Missouri mus...

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