June 5, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 94 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     FEDERAL FUNDS FOR PUERTO RICO

  (Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission 
to address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, it has been, 
now, well over a year since the devastation of Hurricane Maria hit 
Puerto Rico. It ripped apart the homes and lives of millions of Puerto 
Ricans, leaving tens of thousands struggling without jobs and housing.
  Thousands of Puerto Ricans are feeling the sting of insufficient 
Federal funds to help the island recover from Hurricane Maria. The 
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program that helps Puerto Ricans buy 
food, get medical treatment, and recover from the hurricane, when the 
money trust ran out, Puerto Rico's government had to start cutting 
benefits just last month.
  Madam Speaker, I am proud to support and see this House just pass, 
finally, the Disaster Relief Act, which provides approximately $1.4 
billion for our fellow American citizens in Puerto Rico. It provides 
$600 million for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, $5 
million for a study of the disaster nutrition assistance provided to 
the Commonwealth in 2017, and approximately $500 million to the Coast 
Guard.
  Madam Speaker, we must do more for Puerto Rico.

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