US Senate approves $10.5 billon in aid for Hurricane Katrina victims
{{date|September  2, 2005}}

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[[Image:Katrina typical damage2.jpg|thumb|left|Large areas of land remain flooded]]
The [[United States]] [[United States Senate|Senate]] has cut short their summer recess and has arrived in Washington to approve a $10.5 billion aid bill to victims of Katrina as requested by President [[George W. Bush|George W. Bush]].
The United States [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] is expected to pass a similar bill later today.

Bush has told Congress he will ask for more funds in the coming weeks.  Most of the money will go to the {{w|Federal Emergency Management Agency}} and the rest will go to the Pentagon which is dispatching ships to the area.

Bush has also asked his father, former President {{w|George H.W. Bush}} and former President [[Bill Clinton]] to help raise private funds for relief like they did for the December 2004 tsunami in Asia.

Over two dozen nations, some with assets in the area, have offered aid to the city of New Orleans, but President George W. Bush has refused any aid from foreign nations which does not take the form of cash.

== Sources ==
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|title=U.S. Senate approves $10.5 bln for hurricane aid
|author=Reuters
|pub=Reuters AlertNet
|date=September 1, 2005}}
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*{{source|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sep22005/update84743200592.asp
|title=US Congress provides 10 billion dollars for Katrina victims
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|pub=Deccan Herald
|date=September 2, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://www.startribune.com/stories/484/5591456.html
|title=Two dozen nations offer aid
|author=Associated Press
|pub=Star Tribune
|date=September 1, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://www.washingtonwatch.com/ww/sum.php?cn=200500210
|title=A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, to meet immediate needs arising from the consequences of Hurricane Katrina, and for other purposes
|author=WashingtonWatch.com
|pub=WashingtonWatch.com
|date=September 2, 2005}}

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Large areas of land remain flooded
The United States Senate has cut short their summer recess and has arrived in Washington to approve a $10.5 billion aid bill to victims of Katrina as requested by President George W. Bush.
The United States House of Representatives is expected to pass a similar bill later today.

Bush has told Congress he will ask for more funds in the coming weeks.  Most of the money will go to the  and the rest will go to the Pentagon which is dispatching ships to the area.

Bush has also asked his father, former President  and former President Bill Clinton to help raise private funds for relief like they did for the December 2004 tsunami in Asia.

Over two dozen nations, some with assets in the area, have offered aid to the city of New Orleans, but President George W. Bush has refused any aid from foreign nations which does not take the form of cash.

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