President Trump is again voicing his opposition on disaster aid funding for Puerto Rico, complicating matters in Congress ahead of a vote on a disaster aid package. - NBCLatino
, Trump told Republicans during a closed-door luncheon that aid for Puerto Rico “is way out of proportion to what Texas and Florida and others have gotten.”
“The comments attributed to Donald Trump today by senators from his own party are below the dignity of a sitting president of the United States,” said Rosselló in a statement Wednesday. Ahead of the Senate vote on the disaster aid package, which is expected to pass this week, minority leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Appropriations Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., blasted Trump and his administration “for continuing to undermine the immediate and long-term recovery efforts in Puerto Rico.
The measure has wide support from Democrats and Republicans and is backed by David Perdue, R-Ga., and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., whose states were slammed by hurricanes last fall. The measure has been expanded so that Midwestern states such as Iowa and Nebraska that are currently suffering from flooding are eligible for disaster help.
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