Trump Sides With Democrats on Interim Debt-Limit Fix, Harvey Aid
- Agreement also includes three-month government spending plan
- Hours earlier, Ryan told reporters the deal was ‘unworkable’
Trump Sides With Democrats on Debt-Limit Fix
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President Donald Trump sided with Democrats on adding a three-month extension of the U.S. debt limit and government spending to a hurricane-relief bill over the arguments of fellow Republicans, who pressed for a longer debt extension.
Senate Republicans released a new version of a Harvey aid bill late Wednesday that includes the debt ceiling extension and would fund the government through Dec. 8. It also nearly doubles the total disaster funding to $15.25 billion from what the House passed earlier in the day. The additional funding would go toward the Community Development Block Grant program to address housing needs in disaster zones.