Puerto Rico Pleads for Storm Relief; Trump Cites Debt Troubles
- Says billions owed to Wall Street ‘sadly, must be dealt with’
- Governor says island needs aid to avoid ‘humanitarian crisis’
Who Pays The Bill When Mother Nature Strikes?
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Puerto Rico needs immediate aid from Congress to avoid a “humanitarian crisis” after Hurricane Maria to prevent “thousands if not millions” of residents from flocking to the U.S. mainland, Governor Ricardo Rossello said Tuesday.
“There needs to be unprecedented relief for Puerto Rico so that we can start the immediate effort right now with deployment of resources but also the mid- to long-run recovery,” Rossello told MSNBC.