House rushes to vote first billions for Harvey relief

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Wednesday moved swiftly toward approving $7.9 billion in Harvey disaster relief as Republicans and Democrats united, if only for a moment, to proclaim Congress’ support for victims of the storm while a new hurricane bore down on Florida.
“Nothing can capture how big and wide this devastation is,” Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., told reporters ahead of an expected resounding vote.
But politics quickly intruded as Democratic leaders insisted they w