Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2010. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), along with Senators Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and George LeMieux (R-Fla.), hailed the Senate passage of legislation to provide $25 million in additional funding for the U.S. Repatriation Program, which currently provides support for thousands of Americans returning from Haiti following the devastating earthquake on January 12. The bipartisan group of Senators introduced S. 2949, the Emergency Aid to American Survivors of the Haiti Earthquake Act, Monday and the bill, which passed the Senate by unanimous consent Monday evening, has now been sent to the House of Representatives for consideration.
