Majority Leader Hoyer Issues Statement on Trump Administration Release of Disaster Relief Aid to Puerto Rico
January 16, 2020
January 16, 2020
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Jan. 15 after the announcement from the Trump Administration that it would release its hold on disaster relief aid to Puerto Rico:
"Congress appropriated emergency disaster aid for the people of Puerto Rico, and it is up to the President to ensure that this aid reaches the those who need it - not to sit on it and refuse to disburse that aid to Puerto Ricans. After a serious . . .
"Congress appropriated emergency disaster aid for the people of Puerto Rico, and it is up to the President to ensure that this aid reaches the those who need it - not to sit on it and refuse to disburse that aid to Puerto Ricans. After a serious . . .