$5.8 Billion in Flood Relief Backed
The Senate approved a $5.8-billion disaster relief bill for Midwestern flood victims Wednesday night.
The voice vote brought the three-week journey of the emergency aid bill nearer to an end. The measure has grown by nearly $3.3 billion since President Clinton proposed the aid July 14 during a visit to flood-stricken Iowa. Most of the increase has been at the Administration’s request to meet the growing disaster.
The bill must be reconciled with a $3-billion version passed last week by the House. House and Senate negotiators could begin work today to have a compromise version passed before Congress begins its summer recess next week, congressional aides said.
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