UPDATE 4-U.S. Senate passes $19.1 billion in disaster relief, no border aid
(Adds Trump comments; Lowey on Puerto Rico; House procedure) WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved $19.1 billion in aid to help Americans rebound from a string of natural disasters, and President Donald Trump supported it even though it did not include the funds he requested to address a migrant surge at the southern U.S. border. The Senate, which has a thin Republican majority, approved the measure 85-8. Democrats, who have a majority in the House of Representatives, said a vote could soon follow in that ...
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