Chuck Schumer: Working with @NydiaVelazquez and @RepJoseSerrano, our budget deal locked in over $89 Billion for recovery, repairs, and future mitigation to help infrastructure, schools and economic revitalization in communities impacted by disasters, including PuertoRico and the USVI
6 month ago8-year-old Jayden Perez completed his mission to deliver over 1,000 toys he collected to the children of Puerto Rico—and made a video to thank all those who gave. "I'm sorry if I didn't get to all the people in Puerto Rico. I tried my best."
Puerto Rico fears post-Maria murder surge after 32 killed in 11 days
Employee of the ESA falls from a helicopter in Naguabo.
Several flights at the Luis Muñoz Marín airport are canceled due to a winter storm in the United States.
Puerto Rico police call in sick to protest millions of dollars in unpaid overtime; Authorities says slow federal reimbursement part of the problem.
7 month agoAs of Dec 19 (90 days after Hurricane Maria landfall): 65.4% power generation in Puerto Rico; 7.3% are without running water
House to unveil massive $81 billion disaster aid package
7 month agoPuerto Rico Gov. Rosselló orders "a thorough review and inspection of all deaths that have taken place since Hurricane Maria hit": "This review will ensure we are correctly counting everybody."
8 month agoPresident Trump: Puerto Rico is "doing wellit's healing, and it's getting better. We're getting them power, and all of the things they have to have."
"They're doing well there. It's healing. They're getting better," @POTUS says of Puerto Rico recovery.
FEMA awarded $30 million in contracts for Puerto Rico storm victims to an unproven Florida company that failed to supply the aid, according to the AP.
US awarded $30M in contracts for Puerto Rico storm victims to unproven Florida company that failed to supply aid
@SenSanders: It would be absurd to rebuild Puerto Rico's antiquated, fossil fuel-dependent grid back the way it was. We must take advantage of the abundant sustainable energy they have.
@SenSanders: The people of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands are not forgotten, they are not alone, and we will do everything possible to rebuild those beautiful islands.
8 month ago70% of Americans — with majorities in both parties — think that Puerto Rico is not getting the help it needs in the wake of Hurricane Maria's destruction, according to a new poll
8 month agoWhitefish Energy says it will resume repair work on Puerto Rico's power infrastructure following "good faith" payment by PREPA.
“There is no brand that went up like the Coast Guard” after the hurricanes in Texas, the Gulf Coast and Puerto Rico, @POTUS tells @USCG personnel.
More than 156,000 Puerto Ricans have moved to Florida since Hurricane Maria hit the island in September. That influx could swing the critical swing state to Democrats in 2018, 2020 and beyond.
8 month ago1000s of Puerto Ricans taking to Independence Ave. 60 days after Maria
8 month agoCo-chair’s rousing speech with an anti-colonial tone. “We’re going to take back Puerto Rico today we’re declaring our independence.” #UnityMarchForPuertoRico
8 month agoThat’s one *massive* Puerto Rican flag out back. #UnityMarchForPuertoRico
8 month agoBig crowd. “Puerto Rico se levanta,” they shout in unison. PR rises. #UnityMarchForPuertoRico
9 month agoSanders says additional disaster relief funding - in addition to today's $44-billion - will be requested after review of Puerto Rican needs is completed.
9 month ago@SenSanders: Two months after Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are still living in misery. As a nation we must do better.
@SenSanders: We are the wealthiest country in the history of the world. How is it possible that 2 months after Hurricane Maria half the people of Puerto Rico don't have electricity?
Puerto Rico hit by massive new power outage
@SenWarren: This is important. @realDonaldTrump has cited the death count to argue his disaster response to Puerto Rico was top notch. It appears many hurricane deaths are going uncounted. Each day that passes makes it tougher to figure out the true total.
@SenWarren: Puerto Rican officials have announced a jump in deaths since Hurricane Maria, but the official hurricane death toll is still just 55.
Puerto Rico in need of 'unprecedented $21bn aid' to recover from Hurricane Maria
