The Senate passed a long-awaited bipartisan disaster aid package on Thursday after reaching a last-minute deal with Trump
The Senate passed a long-awaited bipartisan disaster aid package on Thursday after reaching a last-minute deal with President Donald Trump.multi-billion dollar disaster aid bill, which will assist states devastated by wildfires, hurricanes and flooding, comes after months of roadblocks.The stalled aid package had faced several setbacks — including over Trump’s reluctance to provide more money to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico.
“We should all know now this president negotiates in a different manner," said Sen. David Perdue , the lead sponsor of the disaster aid bill. Perdue, along with Senate Appropriations Chairman Richard Shelby spoke with Trump earlier in the day about whether he would support a disaster aid bill that didn't include border funds.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer , who blamed Trump for the delay in passage, said Thursday that the disaster aid bill gives enough money to Puerto Rico for disaster relief. "We can all finally breathe a sigh of relief despite the president saying yesterday he can't work on bipartisan bills," he said. "The main point here is that we insisted that Puerto Rico get the aid it needed along with the rest of America and it is. The second point being that the president interfered twice and slowed it down but couldn't."
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