VP Pence signaled that the White House is prepared to drop objections to a relief bill for Midwest flooding and Puerto Rico recovery.
Pressure on the president and Congress is increasing as the Midwest is experiencing its second major flood in two months.
In perhaps the biggest signal of a breakthrough, McConnell also said he is open to additional Puerto Rico aid. Pence spoke at length about disaster aid, according to multiple senators who attended. Those senators indicated that the White House is no longer drawing a red line that no funding for Puerto Rico be included.
“The president clearly wants to do right by this," Cramer said, adding that Trump and Pence have seen the flooding first-hand."It’s time to get it done. That was the message that I heard anyway."
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