House passes Trump-opposed disaster-relief bill with more funding for Puerto Rico

[Eugene]

Source: Washington Post

The House passed a $17 billion disaster relief package over President Trump’s objections Friday, leaving it now to the Republican-led Senate to break the logjam and get assistance to hard-hit communities, including Puerto Rico.

Ahead of the vote, Trump called on Republicans to reject the disaster relief bill providing millions in funding to areas ravaged by natural disaster in the last few years.

Late Thursday evening, the president tweeted his opposition to the bill, calling it the “BAD DEMOCRAT Disaster Supplemental Bill” and urging House Republicans to vote against it. Hours later, around 11 p.m., he added that his party “must stick together.”

Still, 34 House Republicans joined Democrats to pass the sweeping disaster relief package 257-150 that would provide additional financial aid to places across the country besieged by hurricanes, wildfires and flooding since 2017.

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By Colby Itkowitz May 10 at 12:37 PM


Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-urges-republicans-to-vote-against-disaster-relief-bill/2019/05/10/defc4f8e-7315-11e9-9eb4-0828f5389013_story.html

[ProudMNDemocrat]

1. Of course, Trump will VETO this if it ever reaches the Senate.

Because those Puerto Ricans are NOT Americans anyway.

[joshdawg]

4. It won't get past the Senate.

Mcturtle will say it is DOA. Case closed.

republicans hate Americans! case closed.

[Fritz Walter]

2. demented donnie didn't toss ONE roll of paper towels in FL Panhandle this week

Maybe that’s why the deplorables at his rally left early. Of course, those still living in motels and RVs couldn’t make it. Better things to do I suppose...

[yaesu]

3. the abuser in chief will never sign it. nt

[onetexan]

5. of course not, Puerto Rico is full of brown people and in his eyes they don't deserve any aid

because they're not white