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Disaster-Recovery Legislation Gaining Momentum

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U.S. Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.), Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), Mary Landrieu (D-La.), David Vitter (R-La.), and Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) praised the Senate's unanimous passage Aug. 3 of a loan bill that will improve assistance to business owners and homeowners after disasters. The legislation passed as the two-year anniversary of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma approached.

"We've passed this critical disaster aid legislation, recognizing that there are Gulf Coast residents who are still seeking to recover nearly two years later," said Kerry, chairman of the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. "We made these changes to help future disaster victims--whether from floods or fire in my home state of Massachusetts or the Katrina disasters of tomorrow. I thank all of my colleagues for working together in a bipartisan way to address concerns and move this important bill."

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