Congress Approves $2 Bln Hurricane Aid for Florida
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The U.S. Congress on Tuesday passed  $2 billion in emergency spending to help hurricane victims in  Florida, a crucial battleground state in the upcoming  presidential and congressional elections.
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STATEWIDE: President Bush declared a major disaster in the counties affected by Hurricane Frances, meaning residents will be eligible for federal aid.
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Floridians will be able to deduct state sales tax payments from their federal income tax returns for the next two years, under one part of a wide-ranging bill the US Senate passed today.
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POPLAR BLUFF, Mo.  - President Bush asked Congress  on Monday to immediately approve $2 billion for  hurricane-battered Florida and the White House announced he  would visit the election battleground state on Wednesday.
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NEW YORK, Aug 18  - Insurance payments to victims of Hurricane Charley are expected to reach $7.4 billion, making it the second most costly hurricane to hit the United States, an insurance industry group said on Wednesday.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla.  - Hurricane Frances caused $2  billion to $4 billion in insured damages in Florida, according  to early estimates, a state official said on Tuesday.
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President Bush plans to ask Congress  on Monday to rush more than $2 billion in additional aid to  hurricane-battered Florida, administration officials said on  Friday.
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The Legislature on Thursday approved most of a half-billion-dollar aid package for victims of the four hurricanes that ravaged the state this year.
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Local officials agree that hurricane damage to Miami-Dade County this year was light, but the Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved more than &#36;20 million in residents' requests for aid.
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FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Thousands of Floridians beginning the process of recovering from the ravages of Hurricane Frances were hampered by long lines for basic necessities, congested highways and sticky heat Wednesday as President Bush signed a major disaster-relief bill...
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Hurricane Frances could cause between $2bn and $10bn in insured losses in the US, experts predict as the storm pummels Florida.
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Florida&#39;s hurricane disaster fund has about $6 billion, more than enough to satisfy expected demands from insurers paying out claims from two big hurricanes, the fund&#39;s senior director said on Wednesday.
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The House has backed an $800 billion increase in the limit on federal debt, raising the allowable level of public borrowing to nearly $8.2 trillion.
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The House approved oil and gas drilling Friday in a vast area of the Gulf of Mexico south of Florida's Panhandle and agreed to steer hundreds of millions of dollars in royalty payments to Gulf states to restore coastal wetlands and repair hurricane damage.
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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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FORT MYERS, Fla., Aug. 17 -- President Bush dispatched two Cabinet secretaries and more federal money to this hard-hit state on Tuesday as tens of thousands of people flooded disaster relief hotlines, seeking everything ...
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WASHINGTON - Ending weeks of stalemate, lawmakers got ready Saturday to send nearly $15 billion to states battered by hurricanes and drought as Congress plowed through a pre-election pile of bills that cut taxes and overhaul intelligence agencies.    House-Senate bargainers met one final time to put the finishing touches on the natural disaster assistance and attach it to a $10 billion military construction measure...