Senate deadlocks on disaster relief proposals amid a partisan fight over Puerto Rico aid.
“The amendment being considered by the U.S. Senate falls short of addressing the majority of our most pressing needs,” Ricardo Rossello, governor of Puerto Rico, said in a statement over the weekend, requesting more than $540 million in additional disaster aid to what Senate Republicans has in its bill.
Members of the Maryland Task Force urban search and rescue team continue to search for victims of Hurricane Michael, Oct. 16, 2018, in Mexico Beach, Fla. “Unlike the underlying House bill, which does not address this year’s disasters, it would provide for a significant down payment on relief and rebuilding in the flood-damaged Midwest,” McConnell said Monday in a Senate floor speech. “The House bill has nothing for the Midwest flooding. So it’s a non-starter.”
The president of the non-partisan Farm Bureau, Zippy Duvall, weighed in Monday afternoon, encouraging senators to pass the House measure with the increased funding for Puerto Rico.
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