Last I checked Congress controls the purse strings. Draft an emergency supplemental bill for PR & the islands affected by Typhoon Yutu. Make it a bill that he has to sign...
More than a year after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, they still aren’t out of the woods. It’s absolutely shameful that this Administration wants to deny Puerto Rico from receiving any more federal money to continue recovery.https://twitter.com/axios/status/1061766479362904065 …
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Shortly after Hurricane Maria, a group of Democratic legislators led by Rep.
@NydiaVelazquez & including Sen.@KamalaHarris proposed comprehensive relief legislation for Puerto Rico. The Congressional GOP majority did not even consider it. Something for the 2019 January agenda. - 3 more replies
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We know Puerto Rico is filled with corrupt politicians and the island was a huge corrupt mess before the hurricane. Blaming Trump is far off the mark.
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They’re still American citizens. Imagine if Chicago was destroyed in a natural disaster and the government abandoned it because it’s a corrupt mess.
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We shouldnt send any state or territory disaster aid. We should let the private sector help in these situations and keep the government out of it. Also need to stop giving aid to foreigners. Time to eliminate all foreign aid.
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What a humanitarian.
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You need to educate yourself on the population of Puerto Rico and its lack of fiscal accountability over the past 20 years they're receiving billions upon billions in federal aid...the only sympathy is for those who have lost family and homes the economy thats leadership's fault
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I'm from Puerto Rico and what the President is saying is true. The Government is so corrupt that uses the money for something else, they fill their pockets while the people suffer the consequences.
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Send them some of your money Commie....get your butt down there and help...all you do is bitch....how about bragging about what YOU are doing ?? It’s because you don’t do shit.... the biggest loser in DC....and a lot to choose from...
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