BREAKING NEWS: House to unveil massive $81 billion disaster aid package

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The House plans to release a staggering $81 billion disaster aid package, the largest single funding request for natural calamities in U.S. history.

If approved, Congress will have spent more than $130 billion on a spate of deadly hurricanes and wildfires this fall, outpacing the total amount of aid after both Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy.

The figure was confirmed to POLITICO by several sources, including the House Appropriations Committee. The House's bill is nearly double the White House's request of $44 billion, which was panned by both parties as too paltry.

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