Majority Leader Hoyer Issues Statement Calling on Trump Administration to Release Disaster Relief Aid to Puerto Rico
January 08, 2020
January 08, 2020
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement regarding the earthquakes in Puerto Rico and calling on the Trump administration to release its hold on disaster relief aid:
"I am encouraged that President Trump signed an emergency declaration last night at the request of the Governor of Puerto Rico, which has seen damaging earthquakes over the past few days. However, declarations alone do not provide relief. Even more than tw . . .
"I am encouraged that President Trump signed an emergency declaration last night at the request of the Governor of Puerto Rico, which has seen damaging earthquakes over the past few days. However, declarations alone do not provide relief. Even more than tw . . .