Tear Gas Fired at Puerto Rico Protesters Amid Calls for Governor’s Resignation
Discovery of Unused Disaster Supplies Angers Puerto Rico
CAN’T BLAME ON FEMA OR THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
CAN’T BLAME ON FEMA OR THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
With anger spreading in the U.S. territory after video of the event in Ponce appeared on Facebook, Gov. Wanda Vázquez quickly fired the director of the island's emergency management agency
Trump administration ending delay on over $8B in Puerto Rico disaster aid
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/478332-trump-admin-ending-delay-for-over-8-billion-in-puerto-rico-disaster
The Trump administration is ending a months-long hold of more than $8 billion in disaster aid relief Congress appropriated for Puerto Rico, a senior Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) official confirmed early Wednesday.
HUD has been authorized to administer nearly $20 billion to the island's hurricane relief efforts through its community development block grant (CDBG)
The money is intended to help Puerto Rico respond to the devastating hurricanes that ravaged it in 2017. But Politico, which first reported the administration's decision, noted that the island has so far only received $1.5 billion.
Puerto Rico will be able to access the funds once HUD publishes a Federal Register notice on how it plans to distribute another $8.2 billion, according to the news outlet. The move is reportedly set to come about four months past the deadline. HUD said that the delay stemmed from an effort to ensure proper safeguards were in place for the apportioned funds.https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/discovery-of-unused-disaster-supplies-angers-puerto-rico/2261922/?_osource=SocialFlowFB_NYBrand
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