Bush laying out further hurricane aid plans

As US congress hurried toward approval of a €41.8bn emergency hurricane aid package, US President Bush George today mapped a plan to get a wide range of government benefits – from medical care to job training – to storm victims who have scattered around the US.

Bush, under fire for the government’s response to the devastation so far, was to announce initiatives aimed at helping people “get back on their feet” in a address from the White House, spokesman Scott McClellan said.