Trump seeks $7.85bn in initial aid for Harvey relief
US president expected to later ask for another $6.7bn, even as experts say total damage could exceed $190bn.
Trump is expected to make another trip to Texas on Saturday to view the damage [File: Reuters]
US President Donald Trump has asked Congress to approve $7.85bn in initial emergency funding to deal with the devastation wrought by Hurricane Harvey, as areas hit by the powerful storm moved into a recovery phase.
"The administration believes additional federal resources are necessary to continue to fund critical, and often life-saving, response and recovery missions," Trump's letter, sent to legislators on Friday, stated.
The figure, substantially larger than the around $6bn previously floated, would soon be followed by another request for $6.7bn, according to a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan cited
Trump is expected to make another trip to Texas on Saturday to view the damage [File: Reuters]
US President Donald Trump has asked Congress to approve $7.85bn in initial emergency funding to deal with the devastation wrought by Hurricane Harvey, as areas hit by the powerful storm moved into a recovery phase.
"The administration believes additional federal resources are necessary to continue to fund critical, and often life-saving, response and recovery missions," Trump's letter, sent to legislators on Friday, stated.
The figure, substantially larger than the around $6bn previously floated, would soon be followed by another request for $6.7bn, according to a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan cited
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