Potential disaster relief funding for Black Belt included in bill that avoided government shutdown

A provision in a bill that was passed to avoid a government shutdown authorizes $10 million to Delta Regional Authority (DRA) to distribute disaster relief in several counties of the Black Belt. The bill was passed after a 366-64 vote, with Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) being among those in favor.

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