24-10-2017 12:58 via kxan.com

The Latest: Senate sets up disaster aid vote for Tuesday

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on a $36.5 billion hurricane relief package (all times EDT):
8:55 p.m.
The Senate has given preliminary approval to a $36.5 billion hurricane relief package that would provide Puerto Rico with a much-needed infusion of cash.
The 79-16 procedural vote sets the stage for a final vote, most likely Tuesday.
The measure also provides $18.7 billion to replenish the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s rapidly dwindling emergency disaster accounts. On Monday, F
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