Opinion | Federico A. de Jesús: 'We need a fully funded emergency spending bill to help everyone in all US jurisdictions affected by natural disasters. That is supposed to be the American way and nothing short of this is acceptable.' - NBCNewsTHINK
to the island), administration officials claim that the $91 billion is the amount that the federal government “expects” Puerto Rico will need over the next 50 years. That is like an insurance company telling the victim of a car crash it has paid the largest insurance claim in history — but instead of referring to the amount of money that has actually been approved for the specific claim, it announces an estimate the company expects will be needed in further car repairs for the next 50 years.
Beyond Trump’s lies, the big question for Senate Republicans now is how long will they continue to enable the president as he attempts to throw a particular set of disaster victims under the bus. Make no mistake, neither the president nor Congress can be allowed to pick winners and losers after natural disasters. Today it’s Puerto Rico, but tomorrow it might be California — or anywhere. We need a fully funded emergency spending bill to help everyone in all U.S.
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