White House to seek $29B disaster aid package

Wednesday, October 4, 2017

WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration is finalizing a $29 billion disaster-aid package that combines $16 billion to shore up the government-backed flood-insurance program with almost $13 billion in new relief for hurricane victims, according to a senior administration official and top congressional aides.

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