U.S. Senator Brian Schatz announced a long-term disaster recovery funding that will provide Maui with a $1.6 million new community development grant.

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Congressional leaders have released about 1,500 pages of a short-term funding bill that would avert a federal government shutdown just in time for the holidays.The bill would reportedly keep the government open until mid-March. Funding is set to expire late Friday as the House and Senate leave for the holidays, according to NBC News.ALSO READ: New Trump foreign affairs pick has history of forging ties with right-wing authoritariansAmong the incl…

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Congress has a strict Friday deadline to approve the stopgap measure, also referred to as a Continuing Resolution.

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The money is slated for long-term housing programs but the county is also in line to receive millions more for jobs, small business loans and rebuilding efforts.

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WASHINGTON – Congressional leaders released on Tuesday night the text of a short-term bill to keep the federal government open until March 14, which was released just a few days before a key deadline to avoid a shutdown and after numerous delays. Funding expires at the end of Friday, when the House of Representatives and Senate expect to suspend their sessions for Christmas, Hanukkah and New Year holidays. The package includes $100.4 billion for…

WASHINGTON – Los líderes del Congreso publicaron el martes por la noche el texto de un proyecto de ley a corto plazo para mantener abierto el gobierno federal hasta el 14 de marzo, lo que se hizo público apenas unos días antes de una fecha límite clave para evitar un cierre y después de numerosos retrasos. El financiamiento expira al final del viernes, cuando la Cámara de Representantes y el Senado esperan suspender sus sesiones para las festivi…

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Congress issues short-term funding bill to prevent government closure

Maui could receive $1.6 billion in disaster relief funding as part of a new bipartisan government spending deal. The funds will support housing, economic development, small business loans, water infrastructure, and building restoration. Congress is expected to vote on the package this week.     
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Congress Is Poised To Approve Another $1.6 Billion For Maui Fire Aid The money is slated for long-term housing programs but the county is also in line to receive millions more for jobs, small business loans and rebuilding efforts.

Republicans and ag groups in Washington D.C. are making a last-minute push to include economic farm aid in the stopgap spending bill that will avoid a government shutdown. The last gasp campaign for farm aid comes as farmers are faced with another one-year extension of the 2018 farm bill instead of an updated and modernized five-year farm bill, due to partisan disagreement. United States Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) says that regardless of what 

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