On the recordJanuary 4, 1990
$250 million was made available to the President to meet, at his discretion, unanticipated needs arising from both disasters.
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on Disaster Relief for Areas Affected by the San Francisco Earthquake and Hurricane...
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