WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration and Congress began working on emergency legislation on Wednesday to aid the Hurricane Katrina recovery, as two former officials said the needs may be comparable to the Sept. 11 aftermath.
Joe Allbaugh, who coordinated the response and recovery to the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, said federal relief aid for Katrina may approach $30 billion.
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