Trump mulls cargo waiver for Puerto Rico as criticism builds
Acting Homeland Security Secretary
The Trump administration has said a waiver is not needed this time, because there are enough
Asked about that decision as he left the
"Well, we're thinking about that," the president said. "But we have a lot of shippers and a lot of people and a lot of people who work in the shipping industry that don't want the Jones Act lifted. And we have a lot of ships out there right now."
"These emergency waivers have been valuable to speed up recovery efforts in the impacted regions," Sen.
Rep. Nydia Velázquez, a
"Puerto Ricans are without food, clean water and electricity," she said. "We must use every tool at our disposal to channel assistance to the island."
Waiving restrictions on foreign vessels that carry cargo to
Domestic shipping companies moved approximately 9,500 containers of goods to
"The largest bottleneck is not getting goods to the island, but delivering goods once they arrive," Allegretti said, noting that goods shipped to the island are being held in port because of blocked roads and other disruptions.
Domestic maritime containerships can deliver cargoes from the
Trump was scheduled to visit
Large sections of the territory remained without adequate food, water and fuel one week after the Category 4 storm hit. Communications were spotty and roads were clogged with debris. Officials said electrical power may not be fully restored for more than a month.
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Speaking Tuesday at a joint press conference of the minority congressional caucuses, Rep.
"We had a trip planned for Friday. Eventually that became Sunday. Now we have been told there are no federal assets available until after the president's trip," Soto said. "Members of
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