Congress acts to aid Americans fleeing Haiti
Americans escaping from the earthquake devastation in Haiti could get emergency aid from the federal government under legislation moving quickly through Congress.
Americans escaping from the earthquake devastation in Haiti could get emergency aid from the federal government under legislation moving quickly through Congress.
A US navy helicopter flies near a Haitian flag during operations in Port-au-Prince, Thursday, Jan…. A US navy helicopter flies near a Haitian flag during operations in Port-au-Prince, Thursday, Jan.
President Barack Obama is tapping his two predecessors to lead a national drive to raise money for earthquake-ravaged Haiti.
What can one say? The scale of the calamity simply numbs the mind. The need for a massive emergency relief is self-evident. Rush Limbaugh notwithstanding, I doubt that unwillingness to help will be a problem, least of all in the US, where the public an…