Biden Urges Puerto Rico Debt Relief While Seeking Florida Votes
- Democratic nominee calls for ending fiscal austerity there
- Biden ahead of President Trump among Hispanics in Florida
Joe Biden speaks in Tampa, Florida on Sept. 15.
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Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is calling on the federal government to offer debt relief to Puerto Rico as part of a broader plan to support the bankrupt U.S. territory as he works to appeal to Puerto Rican voters in Florida.
Biden would encourage an end to the territory’s fiscal austerity, according to a plan released by his campaign on Tuesday as he traveled to central Florida, a must-win state for November. He would also accelerate and increase federal funding for recovery from hurricanes and Covid-19. He is also proposing a federal working group for Puerto Rico that would report directly to the president.