Mexican aid for Harvey victims expected to arrive in Texas | TheHill

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Mexico is readying aid for victims of Hurricane Harvey, with the shipments expected to arrive in Texas in a matter of days, according to multiple reports. “There are a huge amount of people in trouble, and we have the crews to help,” said Carlos Sada, Mexico’s Foreign Relations Ministry undersecretary to North America, according to The Dallas Morning News. The crews could arrive as early as Monday or Tuesday with a host of supplies in tow, including all-terrain vehicles, sate
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GOP rep: Delaying the end of DACA is 'Republican suicide' | TheHill

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Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) on Sunday said it would be "Republican suicide" if President Trump followed through on a report that he was planning to end DACA with a six-month delay, insisting that the program instead needed to be ended immediately. “Ending DACA now gives chance [to] restore Rule of Law.
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GOP lawmakers introduce bill to fund White House hurricane relief request | TheHill

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Speaker MORE (R-Wis.) on Sunday said the House Appropriations Committee has introduced new legislation to match President Trump's initial request for relief funding in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. “Families and communities affected by Hurricane Harvey have a long road ahead, and the House will be with them every step of the way,” Ryan said in a statement. “The president has made clear Texas and Louisiana will have the resources they need, and this package is our first step
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GOP lawmaker: Trump is slamming the door on 'Dreamers' | TheHill

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Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) blasted President Trump after he reportedly decided to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. “After teasing Dreamers for months with talk of his "great heart," [Trump] slams door on them. Some "heart”…” Ros-Lehtinen tweeted Sunday.     Politico first reported Sunday that Trump is planning on ending DACA with a six-month delay, terminating protections for undocumented immigrants who were brought into the U.S.
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As a Weary Texas Seeks Solace, Governor Says Property Damage May Exceed Katrina - The New York Times

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HOUSTON — As people throughout this flooded region sought solace in places of worship on Sunday, some of them makeshift, the governor of Texas predicted that Hurricane Harvey’s economic toll would exceed Hurricane Katrina as the federal government’s costliest natural disaster. “When you look at the number of homes that have been mowed down and destroyed and damaged, this is going to be a huge catastrophe that people need to come to grips with,” the governor, Greg Abbo
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For One Family in Houston, an Overwhelming Start to Recovery - The New York Times

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HOUSTON — She couldn’t sleep. Not now. Kris Ford-Amofa lay next to her husband in a spare bedroom at her sister’s house, thinking once more about the brown water that had slithered under the front door of the first home she had ever owned. The water that swirled around her three children as the family fled, wading up City Green Trail to seek refuge at a neighbor’s house. The water that had buckled their living room floor, rotted the drywall and made them homeless. The floodwater that was not covered by their insurance. Where did she even start?
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For One Family in Houston, an Overwhelming Start to Recovery - The New York Times

posted onSeptember 4, 2017
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HOUSTON — She couldn’t sleep. Not now. Kris Ford-Amofa lay next to her husband in a spare bedroom at her sister’s house, thinking once more about the brown water that had slithered under the front door of the first home she had ever owned. The water that swirled around her three children as the family fled, wading up City Green Trail to seek refuge at a neighbor’s house. The water that had buckled their living room floor, rotted the drywall and made them homeless. The floodwater that was not covered by their insurance. Where did she even start?
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