The deal that passed on Friday did the opposite by attaching an increase in the debt ceiling to more spending to keep the government open, as well as adding money for
hurricane relief without making any spending cuts elsewhere.
If you're age 70 1/2 or older, you can contribute up to $ 100,000 directly from your IRA to a qualified
hurricane relief fund
without paying any tax on the distribution.
President Donald Trump on Sunday strenuously defended US efforts to bring
relief to storm - battered Puerto Rico, even as one island official said Trump was trying to gloss over «things that are not going well,» two weeks after devastating
Hurricane Maria left much of the island
without electricity, fresh water or sufficient food.