About 1,000 people have been rescued as Puerto Rico faces catastrophic flooding and torrential rains, along with widespread outages https://t.co/1uR2KffONC
About 1,000 people have been rescued as Puerto Rico faces catastrophic flooding and torrential rains, along with widespread outages https://t.co/KBhrcL2nfP
Coronavirus is hitting urban, suburban and rural areas, and has even spread to Americans living on islands.
Hawaii and Puerto Rico both saw their highest seven-day averages of new daily cases on Monday, per data from Johns Hopkins University. https://t.co/RzKH6edfvb
President Trump considered selling Puerto Rico in 2017 after the island was devastated by Hurricane Maria, the former acting Homeland Security secretary told The New York Times. https://t.co/AFtQIberHe
"Should Joe Biden win the presidency and bring with him majorities in the House and Senate, he should make statehood for DC — and for Puerto Rico — a priority for his first 100 days in office," Nicole Hemmer writes for @CNNOpinion https://t.co/fGWdSMfYi6
A 5.5-magnitude earthquake was recorded off the waters of southern Puerto Rico early Saturday, according to the US Geological Survey https://t.co/NBOp86FirJ
Two days ago: "We will not be touching your Social Security or Medicare in Fiscal Year 2021 Budget.” -Trump
Today: #TrumpBudget proposes $800 billion in cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
Pass it on.
Two years ago, Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico — devastating the island and killing thousands.
At a time when our fellow Americans needed help the most, President Trump failed them.
As Dorian heads towards Puerto Rico, the Trump administration must be prepared to provide assistance and resources. Puerto Rico is still suffering the effects of last season's hurricanes. Now is not the time for insults, delays, or playing politics. Lives and homes are at risk.
Two in three Americans support statehood for the US territory of Puerto Rico, a Gallup Poll found, a figure that's largely consistent with where public support for reclassifying the island has been for decades https://t.co/8aDaYSqPxl
“The $91 billion number is not true, period, end of story. Here's what is true.”
@Phil_Mattingly fact-checks President Trump’s misleading claim that Puerto Rico received $91 billion in disaster relief aid after Hurricane Maria. https://t.co/oPpZfcMGyG
Facts:
- Puerto Ricans are Americans.
- Puerto Ricans have not received $91 billion in aid.
- Puerto Rico is still waiting for the help its government should provide as they rebuild after 3,000 deaths and horrific damage.