23-05-2019 20:33 via news.yahoo.com

UPDATE 4-U.S. Senate passes $19.1 billion in disaster relief, no border aid

The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved $19.1 billion in aid to help Americans rebound from a string of natural disasters, and President Donald Trump supported it even though it did not include the funds he requested to address a migrant surge at the southern U.S. border.The Senate, which has a thin Republican majority, approved the measure 85-8.Democrats, who have a majority in the House of Representatives, said a vote could soon follow in that chamber.
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