
Key committee marks up its part of the $3.5 trillion budget package with some of it aimed at natural disasters
CNN
As remnants of Hurricane Ida create dangerous flash floods and tornadoes across the Northeast after leaving much of the South devastated, a key committee in the US House of Representatives is marking up its portion of the $3.5 trillion reconciliation package that includes future funding for natural disaster relief and prevention.
The House Natural Resources Committee has an allocated $25.6 billion as part of President Joe Biden's sweeping domestic agenda. The House has 13 committees of jurisdiction that have been working behind the scenes to get their portions of the reconciliation package done and ready for a floor vote by the end of the month. The Natural Resources Committee oversees the Department of the Interior that manages our nation's public lands, waters and oceans, which amounts to one-fifth of the land in the United States. The committee also has a keen focus on providing resources for environmental justice and the rights of Native Americans on their lands.
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