House to reveal $81 billion disaster aid package

By Mandy Mayfield

Published December 18, 2017 11:43pm ET

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House to reveal $81 billion disaster aid package — If the package is approved by Congress, the government will have spent more than $130 billion on natural disaster aid for communities affected by hurricanes and fires within the last few months. (Mike Eliason/Santa Barbara County Fire Department via AP) | Mike Eliason

The House plans to announce an $81 billion disaster aid package, taking up yet another funding bill in 2017 in a year full of natural disasters in populated areas.

If the package is approved by Congress, the government will have spent more than $130 billion on natural disaster aid for communities affected by hurricanes and fires within the last few months, a House GOP aide confirmed to the Washington Examiner.

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