Congress Convenes, Seeks Disaster Aid
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The 109th Congress convened on  Tuesday for the first time, with more aid for victims of the  South Asia tsunami the surprise top priority, ahead of such  domestic issues as taxes, health care and judicial nominees.
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President Bush will ask Congress for &#36;2 billion to help victims of Hurricane Charley, the White House said Friday.
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WASHINGTON - Ending weeks of stalemate, Congress is preparing to ship nearly $15 billion to states battered by hurricane and drought as lawmakers plow through a final pile of pre-election bills that would cut taxes and revamp the intelligence community.    The House was expected to approve the hurricane and drought aid Saturday...
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With many lawmakers eager to help their own regions, Congress is unlikely to act as quickly on President Bush's latest request for hurricane aid as they did on his first package.
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President Bush assembled a four-nation coalition to organize humanitarian relief for Asia and made clear Wednesday the United States will help bankroll long-term rebuilding in the region leveled by a massive earthquake and tsunamis.
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Congress called for emergency preparedness plans that include helping individuals and families with pets, under legislation sent Wednesday to President Bush.
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U.S President Bush asked Congress on  Tuesday for $691.2 million in new emergency aid to help states  hit by Hurricane Jeanne.
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By CAIN BURDEAU  NEW ORLEANS - A group of residents called Monday for Congress to set up an independent, bipartisan panel similar to the Sept. 11 Commission to investigate why levees failed during Hurricane Katrina.
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Congress will consider a &#36;30 million network of buoys, wave gauges and seismic sensors to warn of tsunamis globally, a plan that would build on U.S. and international efforts to avert another catastrophe.
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Nations and businesses pledge aid to areas hit by Sunday's disaster.
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Democracy and anti-terrorism  conditions Congress has placed on military aid to Pakistan can  be met and do not represent large divisions over policy toward  that key ally, a senior official said on Thursday.
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The 109th U.S. Congress convened on  Tuesday with aid for victims of the Asian tsunami the emergency  top priority -- ahead of thorny domestic issues such as Social  Security and judicial nominees.
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President Bush asked Congress Tuesday for another &#36;3.1 billion to help Florida and other states recover from the battering they have endured from recent hurricanes.
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A group of residents called Monday for Congress to set up an independent, bipartisan panel similar to the Sept. 11 Commission to investigate why levees failed during Hurricane Katrina.
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A House committee on Thursday unanimously approved a bill to protect health care facilities and providers from malpractice liability in natural disasters.  The House Business and Labor Committee voted 11-0 to move SB153 to House floor.
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President Bush is expected to ask Congress as early as Monday for at least another &#36;3 billion to help cover the cost of Florida's pummeling by hurricanes, congressional aides said Friday.
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President Bush asked Congress for an additional &#36;3.1 billion Tuesday to help Florida and other states recover from the battering they endured from recent hurricanes.