Congress Approves $51.8 Billion For Victims

Congress Approves $51.8 Billion For Victims: "Congress Approves $51.8 Billion For Victims
Bipartisan Accord on Aid, But Not on Investigation

By Peter Baker and Amy Goldstein
Washington Post Staff Writers
Friday, September 9, 2005; Page A01

President Bush and Congress moved on multiple fronts yesterday to rush fresh relief to people afflicted by Hurricane Katrina, vowing to get cash directly into the hands of victims while enacting an unprecedented spending package to feed and house evacuees, rebuild schools and bridges, and begin clearing out the vast rubble"