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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
Fri Sep 18, 2020, 12:57 PM Sep 2020

Trump administration announces $13 billion in aid to Puerto Rico

Source: The Hill

The Trump administration on Friday announced an additional $13 billion in assistance to help Puerto Rico rebuild its infrastructure in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, which devastated the island in 2017.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will award grants designed to bolster Puerto Rico's electrical grid and spur recovery of its education system.

Roughly $9.6 billion in funding will be directed toward the Puerto Rico Electrical Power Authority to repair electrical substations, power generation systems and transmission lines. Another $2 billion will be used to restore school buildings and educational facilities.

The White House touted the funding as evidence of the administration's commitment to the island.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/517073-trump-administration-announces-13-billion-in-aid-to-puerto-rico



The recovery efforts in Puerto Rico have been slow and at times hampered by Trump, who has lashed out at criticism over his response to Hurricane Maria. The storm crippled island infrastructure for months, and a government-commissioned study found that nearly 3,000 people died as a result of the hurricane.

Trump has questioned the death toll, claiming it was inflated to make him look bad. He has repeatedly gone after the mayor of San Juan and derided the island as "one of the most corrupt places on earth."

Island officials have complained that aid has been slow to roll in from the administration. The Department of Housing and Urban Development earlier this year lifted a months-long hold on roughly $8 billion in disaster aid to help the island rebuild.
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Trump administration announces $13 billion in aid to Puerto Rico (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Sep 2020 OP
Yeah, those Miami voters are a target bucolic_frolic Sep 2020 #1
No, central florida Coleman Sep 2020 #5
well there you have it! bucolic_frolic Sep 2020 #8
yup, buying votes at taxpayers expense onetexan Sep 2020 #23
"The White House touted the funding as evidence of the administration's commitment to the island." FM123 Sep 2020 #2
Don't forget the Play Dough !!!! groundloop Sep 2020 #9
I hope it reaches the people that really need it llashram Sep 2020 #3
If, God forbid, Moron is reelected, sarge43 Sep 2020 #12
It will go to Trump donors. McCamy Taylor Sep 2020 #4
Exactly. This is Trump fleecing the treasury on his wsy out. nt SunSeeker Sep 2020 #15
Another quid pro quo by the drumpf admin gohuskies Sep 2020 #6
WTF? BumRushDaShow Sep 2020 #7
Remember the Whitefish Montana no bid $300 million contract? OregonBlue Sep 2020 #10
Let us not forget that Int. Sec. ryan zinke was from that area. niyad Sep 2020 #24
1095 days late and $13 billion short noneof_theabove Sep 2020 #11
Fuck Him. They needed it after the hurricane years ago. onecaliberal Sep 2020 #13
This won't bring back the 3,000 Puerto Rican dead as a result of Trump's cruel neglect. SunSeeker Sep 2020 #14
Oh FFS Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2020 #16
and what did trump get in return? IcyPeas Sep 2020 #17
Buying Hispanic votes. n/t SpankMe Sep 2020 #18
Rachel says, "Watch what they do, not what they say." LastLiberal in PalmSprings Sep 2020 #19
Correction ".... announces $13B in aid to their cronies so Guy Whitey Corngood Sep 2020 #20
Will they be using the same Montana crony corporation to restore the grid? BlueIdaho Sep 2020 #21
He'll gladly pay them Tuesday for a vote today. Kahuna Sep 2020 #22
THIS! bluestarone Sep 2020 #25
Puerto Rico is not EndlessWire Sep 2020 #26

Coleman

(847 posts)
5. No, central florida
Fri Sep 18, 2020, 01:05 PM
Sep 2020

Puerto Ricans are located in central florida, from Daytona to Tampa (including Orlando).

FM123

(10,050 posts)
2. "The White House touted the funding as evidence of the administration's commitment to the island."
Fri Sep 18, 2020, 01:01 PM
Sep 2020

Suuuuure.

Are you going to send russian rubles or paper towels?

groundloop

(11,488 posts)
9. Don't forget the Play Dough !!!!
Fri Sep 18, 2020, 01:10 PM
Sep 2020

So this stupid racist motherfucker does sickeningly little to help our Puerto Rican neighbors for 3 years and then magically decided to do something!!!!!! Also, while I wouldn't argue that Puerto Rico needs this help, he's in fact using taxpayer money to support his campaign. I certainly hope all voters will see through this.

llashram

(6,265 posts)
3. I hope it reaches the people that really need it
Fri Sep 18, 2020, 01:02 PM
Sep 2020

and it doesn't end up in hands that will squander it for their own nefarious needs. Such naked political chicanery here. Been begging since 2017 for help with funds needed to rebuild lives funds and now they do it, in an upcoming election in which trump is losing in the polls that count.

sarge43

(28,939 posts)
12. If, God forbid, Moron is reelected,
Fri Sep 18, 2020, 01:51 PM
Sep 2020

Puerto Rico will be damn lucky if it sees a pallet of paper towels.

He's breathing; he's lying.

gohuskies

(1,153 posts)
6. Another quid pro quo by the drumpf admin
Fri Sep 18, 2020, 01:05 PM
Sep 2020

This is more than a day late and a dollar short and is a naked example of the deplorable drumpf admin. Purely an attempt to buy votes in Florida and an example of the transactional corrupt pResident. Fool me once....

OregonBlue

(7,744 posts)
10. Remember the Whitefish Montana no bid $300 million contract?
Fri Sep 18, 2020, 01:26 PM
Sep 2020

After Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico in September 2017, the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) awarded Whitefish a no-bid contract for up to $300 million to repair part of the island's electrical grid. As part of the contract, Whitefish was paid a tender of $3.7 million upfront. The tiny Montana-based company had only two full-time employees when Maria hit, according to the Washington Post.

This should have been completed ages ago. Wonder where all the money has gone? Straight into Plump and his buddies pockets.

SunSeeker

(51,378 posts)
14. This won't bring back the 3,000 Puerto Rican dead as a result of Trump's cruel neglect.
Fri Sep 18, 2020, 01:57 PM
Sep 2020

And like last time, few Puerto Ricans will see this money. It will go to Trump donors who set up sham contractor companies to soak up that money.

19. Rachel says, "Watch what they do, not what they say."
Fri Sep 18, 2020, 03:31 PM
Sep 2020

Trump is an expert at making unkept promises. He's the ultimate con man.

BlueIdaho

(13,582 posts)
21. Will they be using the same Montana crony corporation to restore the grid?
Fri Sep 18, 2020, 03:47 PM
Sep 2020

They did such a great job in 2017...

EndlessWire

(6,377 posts)
26. Puerto Rico is not
Fri Sep 18, 2020, 09:00 PM
Sep 2020

going to vote for this Turd. They ain't stupid! And, we are ALL wondering who is going to syphon off this money! Trump's campaign?

PR, help us vote this Bozo out of office! He isn't giving you billions of dollars. He MIGHT give noncompetitive contracts to his contractor buds--but he isn't going to do a damned thing for YOU!

Go, Carmen Cruz!

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