David Hawkings: What will be the budget impact of Hurricane Harvey?

If history is any guide, a large share of the Hurricane Harvey recovery costs will be borne by the federal government.

There’s clearly a long way to go before the devastation being wrought by Hurricane Harvey is finished. But when all is said and done, the recovery costs are guaranteed to be massive, and if history is any guide, a large share of those costs will be borne by the federal government. David Hawkings, senior editor at Roll Call, offers his take on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

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