House GOP Agrees on $81 Billion in Disaster Spending
- If passed, disaster aid this year would total $133 billion
- White House had requested $44 billion; states sought more
A firefighter turns away from the heat as flames explode through the front windows of a home burning in the Lilac fire in Pala Mesa, Calif. on Dec. 7, 2017.
Photographer: Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
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House Republicans on Monday proposed $81 billion in disaster relief for areas hit by hurricanes and wildfires, the largest standalone aid bill in recent years.
The aid likely would be attached to a government spending bill that must be passed this week to keep the government operating after Friday. The disaster spending is being pushed forward by Republicans from Texas, Florida and California who threatened to oppose the spending bill if hurricane relief wasn’t included.