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Congress finally sends $19B disaster aid bill to Trump

By ANDREW TAYLOR areas hit by hurricanes,
Associated Press floods, tornadoes and fires.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Fifty-eight Republicans vot-
long-delayed $19.1 bil- ed "no," including many of
lion disaster aid bill sailed the party's most conserva-
through the House on Mon- tive members.
day and headed to Presi- Trump hailed passage of
dent Donald Trump for his the bill, tweeting, “Farmers,
expected signature, over- Puerto Rico and all will be
coming months of infight- very happy.” The president
ing, misjudgment and a also suggested, incorrect-
feud between Trump and ly, that the bill would now
congressional Democrats. see action in the Senate.
Lawmakers gave the That chamber had already
measure final congres- passed the bill by a sweep-
sional approval by 354-58 ing 85-8 vote on its way out
in the House's first signifi- of Washington May 23, a
cant action after return- margin that reflected a
ing from a 10-day recess. consensus that the bill is
It was backed by all 222 long overdue.
voting Democrats and 132
Republicans, including the Continued on Page 3
GOP's top leaders and Water from the Mississippi River floods Leonor K. Sullivan Boulevard, Saturday, June 1, 2019, in St.
many of its legislators from Louis. The Mississippi River is expected to rise several more feet by midweek.
Associated Press