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for Puerto Rico after the earthquakes????
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Jan 2020
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secondwind
(16,903 posts)1. Crickets 🦗 🦗 🦗 🦗 🦗
Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)2. Not much - this was published this am
https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/01/09/hit-by-devastating-earthquakes-puerto-rico-still-waiting-billions-hurricane-relief/
By Erica Werner
Jan. 9, 2020 at 6:00 a.m. EST
As Puerto Rico weathers devastating earthquakes, the island is still waiting on more than $18 billion in federal funding that was designated after hurricanes that struck more than two years ago.
The holdup has continued past a congressionally mandated deadline last fall for more than $8 billion of the aid to be officially announced. As aftershocks continue to shake the U.S. territory after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake Tuesday morning, Democrats are questioning whether the federal government will give Puerto Rico what it needs to recover this time.
I think it puts a considerable burden on the administration to show good faith, said Rep. David E. Price (D-N.C.), pointing to President Trumps history of criticizing Puerto Rico and moving to slow the disbursement of money. And in this case, good faith involves not just responding to this latest disaster, but cleaning up from the previous one as well.
An ongoing dispute over Puerto Rico could also become an issue in the presidential election. Residents of Puerto Rico cannot vote in federal elections, even though they are U.S. citizens, but many live and cast ballots in Florida, a critical swing state.
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By Erica Werner
Jan. 9, 2020 at 6:00 a.m. EST
As Puerto Rico weathers devastating earthquakes, the island is still waiting on more than $18 billion in federal funding that was designated after hurricanes that struck more than two years ago.
The holdup has continued past a congressionally mandated deadline last fall for more than $8 billion of the aid to be officially announced. As aftershocks continue to shake the U.S. territory after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake Tuesday morning, Democrats are questioning whether the federal government will give Puerto Rico what it needs to recover this time.
I think it puts a considerable burden on the administration to show good faith, said Rep. David E. Price (D-N.C.), pointing to President Trumps history of criticizing Puerto Rico and moving to slow the disbursement of money. And in this case, good faith involves not just responding to this latest disaster, but cleaning up from the previous one as well.
An ongoing dispute over Puerto Rico could also become an issue in the presidential election. Residents of Puerto Rico cannot vote in federal elections, even though they are U.S. citizens, but many live and cast ballots in Florida, a critical swing state.
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Atticus
(15,124 posts)3. Sending paper towels? nt