"WASHINGTON -- Congressional leaders are gambling with the prospect of a government shutdown next week as they wait to see who will blink first in a fight over billions of dollars in emergency disaster aid."...

"Instead, Democrats are pushing for a separate, standalone bill that provides $6.9 billion in disaster aid, none of it paid for. That bill cleared the Senate last week with bipartisan support, namely with the help of Republicans whose districts have been hit by recent disasters."

Collapsenet was on this even before Irene hit. At this point I would bet that the Republicans will come out on top in the Committee of 12 which is where this will probably be "resolved". -- MCR

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