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Congress is at a stalemate over disaster relief because Trump doesn’t want to help Puerto Rico
Trump told senators he thinks Puerto Rico got too much funding compared to mainland states.
By Tara Golshan on March 29, 2019 1:00 pm
Oh and why would they leave
We are the edge of the USA
It’s smart for OUR NATION to protect our coasts dont you think
You know
Like we do in Florida
So Florida let’s people build in dangerous areas
Then the insurers leave after figuring out it’s a bad risk area
Then we have to bail you out two ways
But help from the federal government isn’t on the way yet — and there’s no telling how much longer it might take.
Congress is at a stalemate over a multibillion-dollar disaster relief funding package, after President Donald Trump made it clear that he doesn’t think Puerto Rico deserves to get any more money. Trump told Senate Republicans this week, during a private luncheon, that he thought Puerto Rico was getting too much relief aid compared to other states. This comes after the president privately told aides he didn’t want “another single dollar going to the island,” the Washington Post reported.
The Senate Republicans have a bill that would give $13.6 billion in disaster money, including relief to Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, and Nebraska, which experienced recent flooding. The bill also provides $600 million for Puerto Rico’s food stamp program, which runs out of funding next week and supports 40 percent of the island.
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