Monday, September 4, 2017

The Latest: House plans Wednesday vote on Harvey aid

September 04, 2017 at 12:11PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on disaster aid for Harvey (all times local):

1:05 p.m.

House leaders have announced plans to vote Wednesday on a bill to deliver disaster relief to Texas as it recovers from Harvey.

The move on a $7.9 billion relief package would replenish a rapidly depleting disaster aid fund even as another storm, Hurricane Irma, churns out in the Atlantic.

The vote would come as a stand-alone measure, and not be tied to the contentious issue of increasing the nation's borrowing limit.

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