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Biden releases Puerto Rico aid funds that Trump blocked for nearly 2 years

Trump blocked billions in relief aid to Puerto Rico for Hurricane Maria for over a year.

Puerto Rico will finally get to start using billions in relief aid Congress passed in 2017, after the island was hit hard by Hurricane Maria that year.

President Joe Biden’s administration approved the release of $1.3 billion in relief funding on Monday that the Trump administration had been blocking and restricting.

Biden approved the release of $1.3 billion in relief funding on Monday, and took restrictions off another $4.9 billion, the New York Times reported. Continue reading.

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