WASHINGTON _ Congress is sending $1.7 billion to the storm-ravaged Carolinas.
The Senate Wednesday overwhelming approved legislation granting North Carolina's request for $1.14 billion and South Carolina's request for $540 million. The House passed the same bill last week, and now the measure heads to President Donald Trump for his signature.
This is the first influx of federal funding lawmakers on Capitol Hill have expressly designated for long-term recovery efforts after Hurricane Florence _ and it won't be the last.
