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Congress killed a $13 billion federal disaster relief bill on Monday because no one can agree on how much aid should go to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico.
Republicans, under pressure from President Trump to cut aid to Puerto Rico, put forward the bill that would offer $600 million in nutrition aid.
But Senate Democrats shot down the bill. They’re favoring a bill proposed by the House that would allocate about $700 million more aid than the Republicans are offering. But Republicans killed that version.
Disaster relief packages usually get bipartisan support. But relief to Puerto Rico, which is still reeling from Hurricane Maria, has become politicized. Trump has repeatedly railed against the island and its leaders since the storm struck and called for cutting off aid to Puerto Rico entirely.
The impasse could halt disaster relief nationwide at a moment when it’s sorely needed: Floods slammed the Midwest earlier this year. Tornadoes ravaged parts of the South. Hawaii is still recovering from volcano explosions.
Senate Democrats are expected to put forward a new proposal Tuesday that would boost relief funding for the Midwest, according to the New York Times. It’s an effort to attract some Republicans who were wary about the amount of funding to those states in the Democrats’ earlier bill.
But this fight has turned unusually bitter, with each side accusing the other of partisanship.
Trump, meanwhile, is stoking the flames on Twitter and accusing the Democrats of killing a bill that would’ve provided aid to Puerto Rico, despite the island’s “incompetent or corrupt” politicians and lying about how much aid has already been delivered.
– Alex Lubben
Republicans, under pressure from President Trump to cut aid to Puerto Rico, put forward the bill that would offer $600 million in nutrition aid.
But Senate Democrats shot down the bill. They’re favoring a bill proposed by the House that would allocate about $700 million more aid than the Republicans are offering. But Republicans killed that version.
Disaster relief packages usually get bipartisan support. But relief to Puerto Rico, which is still reeling from Hurricane Maria, has become politicized. Trump has repeatedly railed against the island and its leaders since the storm struck and called for cutting off aid to Puerto Rico entirely.
The impasse could halt disaster relief nationwide at a moment when it’s sorely needed: Floods slammed the Midwest earlier this year. Tornadoes ravaged parts of the South. Hawaii is still recovering from volcano explosions.
Senate Democrats are expected to put forward a new proposal Tuesday that would boost relief funding for the Midwest, according to the New York Times. It’s an effort to attract some Republicans who were wary about the amount of funding to those states in the Democrats’ earlier bill.
But this fight has turned unusually bitter, with each side accusing the other of partisanship.
Trump, meanwhile, is stoking the flames on Twitter and accusing the Democrats of killing a bill that would’ve provided aid to Puerto Rico, despite the island’s “incompetent or corrupt” politicians and lying about how much aid has already been delivered.
– Alex Lubben
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