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Some officials estimate more than $100 billion will be required to rehabilitate the flood-ravaged region. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

News

Paul Ryan promises ‘quick response’ on emergency FEMA funding

Susan Ferrechio -

September 1, 2017 3:37 pm

The House will take up legislation to provide $6 billion in funding in response to the flooding and destruction caused by Hurricane Harvey. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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House to vote on $6 billion Harvey relief ‘down payment’ next week

Susan Ferrechio -

September 1, 2017 2:38 pm

Trump first floated the idea of taxing or halting person-to-person wire transfers, known as remittances, during his bid for the White House.

Immigration

White House weighing a tax on remittances to Mexico to fund border wall

Gabby Morrongiello -

August 31, 2017 5:12 pm

A Texas Republican predicted Thursday that Congress would deliver financial relief to the flood-ravaged areas of his state in three tranches, starting next week. (Kim Brent/The Beaumont Enterprise via AP)

News

Texas Republican predicts three waves of Harvey relief from Congress

Pete Kasperowicz -

August 31, 2017 12:21 pm

It's cynical to use the cover of emergency response to fund other priorities. Here, an elderly man is carried to dry ground as he evacuates a neighborhood in west Houston inundated by floodwaters on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Opinion

Pass a Harvey emergency bill, not a pork bill

Washington Examiner -

August 31, 2017 4:01 am

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on Wednesday accused New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie of being

News

Ted Cruz fires back at Chris Christie: Some politicians are ‘desperate’ to get in the news

Melissa Quinn -

August 30, 2017 3:33 pm

Flooding as a result of Hurricane Harvey wreaked devastation across parts of Texas this week, particularly surrounding Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

News

FEMA: Nearly 200,000 affected by Harvey have requested government assistance

Al Weaver -

August 30, 2017 2:23 pm

GOP criticism of disaster-spending bills is fueled by reports that the legislation becomes a magnet for projects that are not directly related to the disaster. Todd Witherington searches his trailer that was overturned by the effects of Hurricane Harvey om Monday in Aransas Pass, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

News

Exploiting Hurricane Harvey: Fiscal hawks fear big spenders will capitalize on Harvey relief bill

Susan Ferrechio -

August 30, 2017 4:01 am

Cruz and Cornyn won't be guilty of hypocrisy until they try using Hurricane Harvey as political cover to sneak through non-emergency funding without proper oversight. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Beltway Confidential

The media is totally misrepresenting where Ted Cruz and John Cornyn were on Hurricane Sandy funding

Philip Wegmann -

August 29, 2017 9:18 pm

It's not just the first family and second family who are under service protection, it's also many other lower ranking government officials. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Beltway Confidential

Too many White House officials receive Secret Service protection

Tom Rogan -

August 28, 2017 2:58 pm

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Tag: Spending

Paul Ryan promises ‘quick response’ on emergency FEMA funding

House to vote on $6 billion Harvey relief ‘down payment’ next week

White House weighing a tax on remittances to Mexico to fund border wall

Texas Republican predicts three waves of Harvey relief from Congress

Pass a Harvey emergency bill, not a pork bill

Ted Cruz fires back at Chris Christie: Some politicians are ‘desperate’ to get in the news

FEMA: Nearly 200,000 affected by Harvey have requested government assistance

Exploiting Hurricane Harvey: Fiscal hawks fear big spenders will capitalize on Harvey relief bill

The media is totally misrepresenting where Ted Cruz and John Cornyn were on Hurricane Sandy funding

Too many White House officials receive Secret Service protection

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