Biden pledges $60M to aid Puerto Rico,
but corruption fears persist
Posted By: Ribicon, 10/3/2022 8:05:24 PM
President Biden traveled Monday to Puerto Rico to survey hurricane damage, meet with families and announce $60 million in emergency aid to prepare the island for future storms. Mr. Biden’s trip comes two weeks after Hurricane Fiona ravaged the island. As of Monday, 100,000 people are still without power because of storm damage. After receiving a briefing from civil leaders about Fiona’s aftermath, Mr. Biden announced a new round of funding for the island. The aid will be used to shore up levees, strengthen flood walls and create new flood warning systems to prepare Puerto Ricans for future threats. It will come from the $1.2 trillion infrastructure package that Congress
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Fears? The corruption is a feature! Better give them $120 million, or even $240 million, just to make sure, and never you mind that maybe 5 cents on the dollar might have a chance of helping a person in need instead of a person in greed.