Department of the Treasury Issues Statement on Signing of Legislation

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the text of the following statement by Secretary Steven Mnuchin on the signing of legislation (H.R. 601):

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin issued the following statement on President Trump signing H.R. 601 into law:

"President Trump signed into law the Hurricane Harvey funding bill that passed Congress with extraordinary bipartisan support. Our country is united behind the victims of Hurricane Harvey, and those in the path of Hurricane Irma. By authorizing and deploying this funding, we provide the millions of people affected by these natural disasters necessary support and ensure that first responders and emergency workers have the resources they need to continue their heroic work."