(Reuters) - Representatives passed the bill, 302-120, shortly after passing a $42.8 billion bill to fund the war in Iraq, 221-205. Backers said the disaster bill was long-overdue assistance for crop and livestock losses that occurred since 2005.
"This is the unfinished business" from when Republicans controlled the House, said Oregon Democrat Peter DeFazio. Agriculture Committee chairman Collin Peterson said the disaster package had the tightest rules ever on an aid package.
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