Florida senators want Irma money in Harvey bill

Published 2:51 pm Wednesday, September 6, 2017

MIAMI (AP) — Florida’s senators are calling on Congress to include relief money for Hurricane Irma in the disaster aid package the House passed earlier Wednesday for Hurricane Harvey. That package includes $7.85 billion to help Texas and Louisiana recover.

Senators Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson say with Irma could cause catastrophic destruction throughout the state, and they’re concerned that the Federal Emergency Management Agency won’t have the resources it needs to respond if Congress doesn’t act soon.

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Their joint, bipartisan letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell notes that FEMA is currently scheduled to run out of money by Friday.