Senate fails to advance disaster aid package amid Puerto Rico clash


(Worthy News) – Congress hit a logjam Monday in the months-long quest to deliver aid to disaster-wrought states after President Donald Trump jumped into the fray with complaints that too much federal cash is flowing to Puerto Rico.

The Senate shot down test votes on two competing plans for delivering at least $13 billion in aid to communities hit by hurricanes, wildfires and catastrophic flooding in recent months. Senators voted 44-49 in rejecting the Republican proposal and 46-48 in shooting down the version the Democratic-led House passed in January.

While it is unclear what Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) will decide to do now with the stalled bill negotiations are expected to continue behind the scenes as lawmakers work to strike a compromise that would send billions of dollars in relief to many of their states. [ Source: Politico (Read More…) ]

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