While Senator Kirsten Gillibrand called for more assistance for Puerto Rico devastated by Hurricane Fiona, Congress Member Nydia Velázquez took aim at the former Trump administration for leaving the U.S. territory vulnerable to further storm damage.
Gillibrand and Velázquez were joined by Congress Member Gregory Meeks and President and CEO of the Hispanic Federation Frankie Miranda inside the senator’s Midtown office as they called for at least $1 billion in nutrition assistance as well as asking the Biden administration to provide robust humanitarian aid and disaster relief for the Dominican Republic and other Caribbean nations impacted by Hurricane Fiona.
“The Trump administration, they did everything within their power to prevent the government of Puerto Rico from accessing federal money that was allocated by the U.S. Congress,” Velázquez said. “Not only did they put every hurdle, but also issued regulations to make it more difficult for the projects that were submitted to be able to get approval from the federal government.
One billion dollars in nutrition assistance, the senator said, would feed Puerto Ricans who were already suffering from high food costs and supply issues prior to the landfall of Hurricane Fiona while emergency supplemental funding for disaster recovery and relief would support the island with $2.9 billion for the Disaster Relief Fund.
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