Cost of cleaning up Harvey will bring new test of governance for Trump and GOP

["Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>]

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> From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com>
> Date: August 28, 2017 at 11:47:37 AM EDT
> To: nnsquad () nnsquad org
> Subject: [ NNSquad ] Cost of cleaning up Harvey will bring new test of governance for Trump and GOP
>
>
> Cost of cleaning up Harvey will bring new test of governance for Trump and GOP
>
> https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/cost-of-cleaning-up-harvey-will-bring-new-test-of-governance-for-trump-and-gop/2017/08/27/9ce55456-8b95-11e7-84c0-02cc069f2c37_story.html
>
>    Also likely to be a factor is the prevailing view among
>    hard-line Republicans -- notably during the debate about
>    Hurricane Sandy -- that aid packages should be offset by
>    corresponding budget cuts. Democrats are sure to remind
>    Republicans, particularly those from Texas who voted against
>    the Sandy package, of their past stands.  Hoagland noted that
>    dealing with Harvey could actually force lawmakers to reach an
>    agreement to raise the debt ceiling more quickly than they
>    might have otherwise, as the Treasury Department might need
>    more flexibility to extend emergency cash to areas affected by
>    the storm. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has said the debt
>    ceiling must be raised by Sept. 29 or the government will have
>    a hard time paying all of its bills.



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