AP FACT CHECK: Trump brings Puerto Rico lies to Florida
1 / 3President Trump holds a chart as he speaks at a rally in Panama City Beach, Fla., Wednesday, May 8, 2019.
TRUMP:"We gave to Puerto Rico $91 billion" — and that's more, he said, than any U.S. state or entity has received for hurricane aid. That $50 billion in additional money is speculative. It is based on Puerto Rico's eligibility for federal emergency disaster funds for years ahead, involving calamities that haven't happened.Even if correct, $91 billion would not be the most ever provided for hurricane rebuilding efforts. Hurricane Katrina in 2005 cost the U.S government more than $120 billion — the bulk of it going to Louisiana.
Many economists view the continued economic growth since the middle of 2009, in Obama's first term, as the primary explanation for recent hiring and income gains. More important, there are multiple signs that the racial wealth gap is now worsening even as unemployment rates have come down. Foreigners apply for the visas on their own. Under the program, citizens of countries named by the U.S. can bid for visas if they have enough education or work experience in desired fields. Out of that pool of qualified applicants, the State Department randomly selects a much smaller pool of tentative winners. Not all winners will have visas approved because they still must compete for a smaller number of slots by getting their applications in quickly.
Choice came into effect after some veterans died while waiting months for appointments at the Phoenix VA medical center.TRUMP, on the Choice program:"That's a great thing for our veterans. They've been trying to get it passed for 44 years. We got it passed."
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