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Senate Convening Tonight to Pass Fema Aid Bill

By Jeralyn, Section Huricanes Katrina and Rita
Posted on Thu Sep 01, 2005 at 03:56:39 PM EST
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Received by e-mail from Sen. Minority Leader Harry Reid's office:

Senate to Convene at 10:00 p.m., Thursday, September 1, 2005

The Senate will convene briefly tonight, Thursday, September 1, at 10:00 p.m., to vote on the emergency supplemental bill in support of relief efforts due to Hurricane Katrina. Vote will be done by Unanimous consent because most members are not in DC.

The bill provides an extra 10 billion for FEMA and $0.5 billion to DOD to provide for relief efforts.

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    • Senate Convening Tonight to Pass Fema Aid Bill | 4 comments (4 topical)
    Re: Senate Convening Tonight to Pass Fema Aid Bill (none / 0) (#1)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:01 PM EST
    10 billion is nothing, it will be well over 800 billion in the end if you see a end to this sorrow.

    Re: Senate Convening Tonight to Pass Fema Aid Bill (none / 0) (#2)
    by MikeDitto on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:01 PM EST
    Congress came back on a Sunday night in the middle of a recess to vote on Terry Schiavo. How in the world is it acceptable that they waited five days for a deadly hurricane hitting four states?

    Re: Senate Convening Tonight to Pass Fema Aid Bill (none / 0) (#3)
    by Che's Lounge on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:02 PM EST
    Only one week too late.

    Re: Senate Convening Tonight to Pass Fema Aid Bill (none / 0) (#4)
    by scarshapedstar on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:02 PM EST
    Well, with the Schiavo case, a human (read: white person's) life was at stake.

    Senate Convening Tonight to Pass Fema Aid Bill | 4 comments (4 topical)