Disaster aid stalls in Senate amid fight over Puerto Rico
The move tossed long-sought relief for victims of hurricanes, floods and Western wildfires into limbo and escalated a fight between
Trump claimed additional funding would come at the expense of
Monday's 44-49 vote fell short of a majority, much less the 60 votes required to overcome a Democratic filibuster, sending
"Our work on this subject is far from finished," Majority Leader
Trump allies such as Sens.
"We will get this done eventually," Perdue said, promising relief to struggling farmers in his state.
The path forward is unclear, but a leading option is for the
"Just as we leave no soldier behind on the battlefield, we help our fellow Americans when there's a disaster, wherever the disaster strikes. We do not abandon them. Period," said Minority Leader
Trump complained in a pair of tweets Tuesday about the island's leadership and said
He said the politicians there are "grossly incompetent, spend the money foolishly or corruptly, & only take from
"The best thing that ever happened to
Rossello also asked that all senators approve the disaster aid bill and disputed Trump's numbers, claiming that the
The
McConnell said the
"It is the only bill on the table with any provision for the Midwest flooding," McConnell said. "And it's the only bill on the table that could earn a presidential signature in time to deliver urgent relief on the nutrition assistance in
Political momentum for the measure — strongly backed by Trump's allies in
Trump has yet to veto a spending bill despite some tough talk, and he has signed off on
Trump's
The plan would build on the Medicare framework to establish a public insurance option.
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