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Monday, September 04, 2017

Trump Returns To Texas, Asks Congress For $7.85 Billion In Harvey Relief

The Trump administration is asking Congress for nearly $8 billion in Hurricane Harvey aid as the search-and-rescue phase is slowly giving way to recovery more than a week after the storm slammed into southeastern Texas.

Trump visits Texas and Louisiana

President Trump made his second trip to the region Saturday, beginning in Houston with a visit to the NRG Center, which is serving as a shelter for Harvey victims.

The president and first lady Melania Trump shook hands, hugged and took selfies with storm victims. Of the interactions with families, Trump said, "We saw a lot of happiness. It's been really nice," according to the pool report. "As tough as this was, it's been a wonderful thing, I think even for the country to watch it and for the world to watch."

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

The world is seeing Americans pull together in time of emergency, no politics no BS just Americans helping Americans.

Anonymous said...

This amount is just for starters.