Biden Administration Asks Congress for Funds for Ida, Afghans

Biden Administration Asks Congress for Funds for Ida, Afghans
President Joe Biden, center, tours a neighbourhood affected by Hurricane Ida in Manville, N.J., on Sept. 7, 2021. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images
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The White House on Tuesday asked Congress to approve billions in spending to address the ongoing crises created by the disastrous Category 4 Hurricane Ida and the Afghan refugee crisis in the aftermath of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

The request came after a bipartisan delegation of Louisiana congressmen asked the president in a Sept. 2 letter for emergency federal aid.

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