Thread: White House seeks $1.8 billion for Midwest flood aid

(The Merida Initiative to Mexico was $1.4 billion. Has any foreign country offered aid to the U.S. for this horrible disaster?)

White House seeks $1.8 billion for Midwest flood aid

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House is asking Congress for $1.8 billion in emergency disaster aid for the flood-ravaged Midwest.

Congressional aides say lawmakers on Capitol Hill are likely to add money to the president's request, which has been transmitted informally to Capitol Hill. The administration proposed giving most of the money to the government's main disaster relief fund, with additional help going to farmers and small businesses.

A dozen senators in both parties are pressing to add money for levee repair and help for displaced homeowners, among other pressing needs.

The flood aid was to be added to a long-stalled Iraq funding bill as early as Wednesday with hopes for a House vote on Thursday.

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FLOOD OF '08: Culver wants feds to pick up flood tab

UPDATE
By Charlotte Eby, Journal Des Moines bureau

The day before President Bush is set to tour flood damage in Iowa, Gov. Chet Culver said he wants the federal government to pick up the entire tab for emergency response efforts and debris removal related to the disaster.

“As governor, I am committed to doing whatever it takes to help rebuild our state,â€

I sure hope that if there is releif work to be done now that the contractors use the disaster displaced and impacted Americans not a workforce of illegal aliens like they did with Katrina.