Trump will sign disaster aid package without border-related funding, Shelby says
Story Date: 5/24/2019

 

Source: ROLL CALL, 5/23/19

After months of negotiations, Congress and the White House on Thursday reached agreement on a $19.1 billion disaster aid bill that will help communities recover from a series of deadly storms and wildfires. The draft bill does not include the humanitarian aid for migrants at the southern border sought by the Trump administration, the last hurdle that had been preventing a deal on the package. Negotiators agreed to revisit that issue after the Memorial Day recess.

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