Aid for Puerto Rico has long been a fixation for Trump, who has asked advisers how to reduce money for the island and signaled that he won’t support any more assistance beyond food stamp funds.
By Seung Min Kim , Seung Min Kim White House reporter Email Bio Follow Josh Dawsey and Josh Dawsey Reporter covering the White House Email Bio Follow Paul Kane Paul Kane Senior congressional correspondent and columnist Email Bio Follow March 26 at 4:35 PM President Trump complained in a private lunch Tuesday with Senate Republicans about the amount of disaster aid designated for Puerto Rico, as lawmakers prepare for a standoff over funds for the island still struggling to recover in the...
Trump noted to GOP senators that Texas — also battered by a spate of hurricanes — was awarded $29 billion in aid while South Carolina got $1.5 billion to recover from their own storms. Trump then questioned why Puerto Rico was getting $91 billion in aid, according to two people familiar with his comments, indicating that this was too much compared to states on the mainland.
Congress has appropriated nearly $20 billion in HUD disaster relief funds for Puerto Rico, only $1.5 billion of which has been approved for spending. But Democratic leaders have already panned the GOP bill as insufficient. House Appropriations Committee Chairman Nita M. Lowey and her Senate counterpart, Patrick J. Leahy said the legislation “does not adequately address the needs of the American citizens of Puerto Rico and other territories.”
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