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Trump signs controversial bill linking $15.3B in disaster aid, hike in debt ceiling

(Scott Applewhite | The Associated Press) Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., center, and Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., right, walk to the chamber where the House voted overwhelmingly to send a $15.3 billion disaster aid package to President Donald Trump, overcoming conservative objections to linking the emergency legislation to a temporary increase in America's borrowing authority, Friday, Sept 8, 2017 in Washington.

(Scott Applewhite | The Associated Press) Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., center, and Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., right, walk to the chamber where the House voted overwhelmingly to send a $15.3 billion disaster aid package to President Donald Trump, overcoming conservative objections to linking the emergency legislation to a temporary increase in America's borrowing authority, Friday, Sept 8, 2017 in Washington.