House passes Puerto Rico aid despite Trump veto threat (02/07/2020)
But the White House has promised to veto the legislation, charging the island’s government of mismanagement and weak financial controls. It arrives in the Senate as a dead letter anyway."
Three Points.
(1) It passed the house along party lines. What else is new?
(2) DOA in the senate. Isn't everything the house passes?
(3) Far right conservatives don't want people coming here from other places. Well starving them out on the island is a surefire way to make that happen. And of course they'll be coming to the mainland broke. Haven't thought that out much have they?
Don’t have any idea how this might end up. But, can tell your readers Puerto Rico has demonstrated before they don’t know how to spend federal aid wisely. The island has its own share of corrupt politicians. Great caution is required, with built-in protections, before any money is released.
ReplyDeleteI agree. Having found aid stored in a warehouse for almost a year exhibits gross incompetence as well.
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