Water is seen flooding farmland in La Moille, Illinois, on Wednesday, May 29, 2019. With unceasing rain keeping farmers out of fields, growers are increasingly weighing how best to get paid and ease the impact from the bad weather and an escalating U.S.-China trade war. (Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg)

After months of political battles, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a $19 billion disaster relief bill (H.R. 2157) late Monday night, providing aid to areas hit by hurricanes, flooding, tornadoes, wildfires and other natural disasters in recent months.

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Danielle Ling

Danielle Ling is an experienced video journalist and business reporter. As associate editor, Danielle manages all multimedia and reports on industry news and risk-related coverage, managing all weather-related content. A University of Maryland and Philip Merrill College of Journalism alum, Danielle previously served as a video journalist for Verizon FiOS 1 News NJ, Push Pause. Connect with Danielle on LinkedIn or email her at [email protected].