Funding battle looms as Texas sees Harvey damage at up to $180 billion

HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday challenged Congress to raise the government's debt limit in order to free up relief spending for Hurricane Harvey, a disaster that the governor of Texas said had caused up to $180 billion (£139.05 billion) in damage.

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