Congress to Reconvene to Address Hurricane

Bloomberg reports Congress will return early from its summer recess to address damage caused by Hurricane Katrina:

Both the House and Senate will be back at work by tomorrow to begin work on a package of federal disaster aid for areas of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Western Florida affected by Hurricane Katrina, the aide said. Lawmakers were initially slated to return to work next week from an August break.

According to Bloomberg, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said the federal government has spent $2 billion on Katrina emergency aid so far.

Even after congress passes some sort of relief legislation there will be much to be done to help the victims. Please consider making a donation to your preferred charity or one of these.

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