RELIEF FUND SET FOR CHARTER BOAT WORKERS LOCAL | B1 PANAMA CITY LOCAL & STATE | B1 UNIVERSITY ACADEMY TEACHER IS #850STRONG ON ‘TODAY’ Tuesday, February 19, 2019 www.newsherald.com @The_News_Herald facebook.com/panamacitynewsherald 75¢ Congress kills Michael relief again Last week’s failure in the federal government’s week’s attempt was the talks about the hurricane. said in a statement. “But to pass means it’s latest spending deal, there’s third try. Dunn wasn’t the only one now congressional negotia- on to a fourth try for concern that Washington “It was stunning,” Rep. frustrated by the spending tors failed to include disaster supplemental relief might have forgotten about Neal Dunn, R-Panama City, bill failing to include funding funding in this package so money the region. said during a phone inter- for Hurricane Michael. In the they can use it as leverage Lawmakers who represent view. Dunn voted against Senate, Sen. Marco Rubio also in an upcoming effort to By Collin Breaux districts devastated by the the spending bill to protest voted against their version on lift spending caps. I will not
[email protected] powerful Category 4 storm the lack of disaster funding. the bill on principle. support using devastated @PCNHCollinB on Oct. 10 have become It seems the regions “Three weeks ago, Senate communities in Florida as frustrated as supplemen- affected by Hurricane Michael Republicans voted over- pawns for some future legis- PANAMA CITY — With no tal disaster spending has have been forgotten about, whelmingly to help Florida lative deal.” disaster relief for Hurricane become a challenge to pass said Dunn, who added people communities devastated by Michael survivors included through Congress.