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Breaking News: White House asks Congress for $100B in aid for hurricanes, other disasters

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White House asks Congress for $100B in aid for hurricanes, other disasters

The Biden administration on Monday sent Congress a roughly $100 billion emergency funding request to rebuild communities hit by hurricanes Helene and Milton, along with a slew of other disasters nationwide.

Top lawmakers plan to spend the next few weeks finalizing a bipartisan bill that fulfills at least some of that request, with a goal of final passage sometime between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Since Congress also faces a government shutdown deadline on Dec. 20, it's possible disaster aid gets tied into a spending patch or broader funding package.

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