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Highlights the efforts of the U.S. House Republican Study Committee headed by U.S. Representative Mike Pence (R-Ind.) to manage the federal spending in 2005. Scandals encountered by the Republican congressional leadership, including the indictment of House Majority Leader Tom DeLay; Action taken by the committee to offset the costs of Hurricane Katrina; Views of Pence on the committee.

The article examines the fiscal devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Since the hurricane struck the Gulf Coast in September 2005, President George W. Bush has promised a $110 billion recovery package for rebuilding efforts. While the amount has been approved by Congress, it has been divided among various federal agencies with a substantial amount being held up by state and federal officials in a bureaucratic debate. Battles over jurisdiction have also contributed to the funding delay.

This article concerns stalled federal rebuilding efforts in New Orleans, Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. It talks about the controversy of rebuilding sections of New Orleans destroyed by the storm that are located in vulnerable low-lying areas. Presented are several different plans for compensating hurricane victims who lost their homes, including a proposed bill by Louisiana congressman Richard Baker where the federal government would pay victims 60 percent the value of their pre-Katrina homes. Racial tensions are present in New Orleans. Much of the flooding during Katrina caused damage to largely African-American neighborhoods.

There are drawbacks to a new law designed to help disaster victims access their retirement funds early without penalty. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports on the establishment of the special fund "Development Aid 2021" to help provide relief for flood disaster victims including private households, companies and public institutions, and to rebuild the damaged infrastructure in Germany.

The article reports on the decline of insurance trade due to the floods, storms, and quake hitting most parts of the U.S. in the spring of 1965. It notes that only a small part of the total loss was covered by insurance. It notes the insurance companies' provision of the money flowing into a disaster area. Meanwhile, President Lyndon Johnson allocates $5 million for flood relief, while the Small Business Administration release disaster loans about $20 million.

This section offers news briefs concerning politics in the U.S. as of February 2013. A total of 67 Republican Congressmen reportedly voted against the Hurricane Sandy relief funds worth nine billion U.S. dollars. Payroll taxes increased by two percent following the expiration of the two-year payroll tax break. John Brennan served in the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and reportedly designed the nation's drone program.

The article presents popular culture and cultural industry news briefs as of June 17, 2013, including a brief interview with actress Rose Byrne. The musical group Hanson is selling a beer product named Mmmhops to benefit the tornado relief efforts in Oklahoma. Byrne addresses her role in the comedy film "The Internship" which is scheduled for release on June 7, 2013. Actor Will Smith's film "After Earth" reportedly earned 27 million dollars during its opening weekend in the U.S.

The article looks at U.S. federal funds going to recovery efforts from Hurricane Sandy. It reports on a December 2012 request from U.S. President Barack Obama to the U.S. Congress for emergency aid funds. Topics include community development block grants, offsetting spending cuts, and the creation of the U.S. Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force.

The article reports the amount of humanitarian aid that has been dispersed from pledges made by various countries after the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. A study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development indicates that the European Commission and 22 OECD countries pledged $5 billion in humanitarian aid. As of September 2005, only 41% had been spent. The lowest disbursement/pledge ratio: Germany (8.6%), followed by Spain (14.7%), France (15.8%) and the U.S. (16.3%).

The article offers information on the sufferings of the victims of Hurricane Harvey. Topics discussed include survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Episcopal Health Foundation mentioning about the suffering of residents due to disruption in employment and loss of income; expectation regarding receiving disaster relief funds; and impact of the storm on the communities in Texas.

The article offers news briefs relating to China as of December 21, 2017. Rise in clean energy production in China based on the generation of thermal energy. Funds raised by the Chinese government for the victims of regions hit by the disaster. Standards for setting up traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) clinics and the government's schemes for developing TCM treatments.

The article reports on the fraud and corruption in relation disaster relief money and goods sent to the people affected by the disaster. According to the author getting the correct estimate of losses in such processes to keep up the confidence of the donors and also to rectify the process. Views of governments in U.S. and developed countries on the issue are mentioned.

The article discusses how disaster relief funding is being provided by the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) founded by the Caribbean Community (Caricom) to regions in the Caribbean territories hit by natural disasters like hurricane Irma. According to the author, the African Union and the Pacific Islands Forum have launched similar initiatives.

The article discusses the political impacts of the actions of government body U.S. Congress in the month of September 2017 with regard to the disaster relief for Hurricane Harvey and also discusses its impact on U.S. president Donald Trump's presidency. Topics discussed include the federal funding to occur on September 30, 2017, requirement for the Congress to increase the debt ceiling and Trump's pursuing the Congress to consider tax reform.

Highlights from the article: In an April 19 letter addressed to Congressional leaders and President Donald Trump, 135 heavy-swinging farmer organizations representing a broad swath of the national ag landscape, along with ag-based lending institutions, urged Washington "to put aside political differences and supply urgently needed relief in the wake of weather-related disasters in 2018 and 2019". The letter was the latest organized salvo fired by agricultural groups into Washington, pleading for federal disaster relief. Hopefully, the April 19 letter will kindle some political influence into results, into assistance finding its way out of Washington and into the hands of growers who are doing their best to get on with it.

The article offers information on the agricultural disaster funding meeting of the Georgia Farm Bureau and the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association to be held in Tifton, Georgia on March 5, 2019.

The article discusses the events that inflicted the U.S. in 1973. It is considered the period that cost Americans more in terms of their self-image than any year. The year marks the appearance of the Watergate scandal, economic malaise, and energy shortages. Nature also wreaks havoc in the states as the total damage for natural disasters during the period exceeds 1.2 billion dollars and the federal funds expended to help local government and citizens for this disaster have amounted to an estimated 750 million dollars.

The article reports on the proposed appropriation by Harry Hopkins, director of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) for relief in the U.S. as of 1938.

The article focuses on state and local funds available for direct relief from November 1, 1935 to June 30, 1936, based from the U.S. Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) report. The report is based from the remaining funds for direct relief, after deducting contributions made by local sponsors for Public Works Administration (WPA) work projects. States which raised emergency relief funds from 1930 to 1931 include Maine, New Hampshire and Oklahoma. According to the report, expenditures by 39 states rose to 163,507,000 dollars from 1933 to 1934.

This article reports that Boeing Co. has a $170-billion backlog in military/civil contracts, has taken 605 aircraft orders this year and saw second-quarter revenues rise 15% and earnings jump 30%. With $80 billion in new orders during the past two years, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is experiencing growth in excess of 11% and operating margins of about 10%. The company is seeking 7% net after-tax margins with greater than 10% operating cash flow as a percentage of sales and more than 20% return on net assets. Boeing's chief financial officer James Bell acknowledges that it's too early to predict how much defense spending might be cut to pay for the Hurricane Katrina rebuilding effort, nor how much the Pentagon's procurement budget may be reduced to pay for the continued fighting in Iraq.