Katrina's Price Tag Surges Higher
8th Sep 2005, 03:54 GMT
Katrina's costs continued to mount, both human and economic. Bush asked Congress for an additional $51.8 billion to finance recovery efforts, lifting the federal price tag over $62 billion, equaling annual Iraq costs.
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