washington hurricane harvey devastate texas could bring fiscal order washington republicans democrats need put political differences aside order approve spend repair damage flood around houston lawmakers return washington month-long break expect swiftly agree initial request nearly billion disaster aid house representatives consider assistance wednesday request follow trump administration fractious republicans control house senate determine look capable govern crisis estimate say harvey could cost u.s. taxpayers almost much total federal aid outlay 110 billion 2005 record-setting hurricane katrina sober cost urgent need harvey victims help calm fiscal storm threaten engulf congress president donald trump ahead oct. 1. rancor revolve around deadline lawmakers approve temporary spend measure keep government shut well need raise nation debt ceiling reason hope wake tragedy texas ... renew sense community common purpose help get things do say michael steel republican strategist work spokesman former house speaker john boehner harvey trump threaten veto spend trigger shutdown congress refuse fund propose u.s.-mexico border wall drop threat washington post report friday make shutdown less likely labor day holiday weekend approval congress widely anticipate late september stopgap bill continue resolution continue current spend level two three months need help hurricane harvey victims create another reason want keep government open republican senator roy blunt say nbc meet press sunday much washington distract tensions north korea nuclear program congress must also raise federal debt ceiling end september early october stave unprecedented u.s. government debt default would shake global market debt ceiling cap much money u.s. government borrow conservatives loath raise without spend reform u.s. treasury secretary steven mnuchin sunday say congress act quickly increase debt limit otherwise relief fund hurricane-ravaged areas texas might delay without raise debt limit comfortable get money texas month rebuild mnuchin say fox news sunday blunt junior member senate republican leadership say possible lawmakers could tie legislation raise debt ceiling measure provide financial aid recovery harvey one way say meet press head republican study committee large group house conservatives say monday congress obligate help hurt harvey representative mark walker also warn legislative game like attach harvey aid debt ceiling hike could jeopardize consensus debt ceiling pair significant fiscal structural reform say statement senior republicans warn trump anger democrats carry threat curtail defer action childhood arrivals daca program immigrant children democrats widely support democratic vote likely need raise debt ceiling prevent shutdown trump might listen source say sunday decide scrap program shield young immigrants deportation give congress six months craft bill replace tendency send conflict policy signal attack fellow republicans trump may present big uncertainty congress get back work four top republican democratic leaders senate house set hold rare bipartisan meet trump wednesday chart path forward multiple fiscal issue senate republican leader mitch mcconnell attend meet spend much august feud trump attack kentuckian repeatedly twitter one republican strategist say senate leader would dwell tensions basically every republican senator look put whatever nonsense happen twitter august rear view mirror focus important work need get do september say josh holmes former chief staff campaign manager mcconnell subdue harvey congress reconvene face fiscal test