Two competing legislative proposals aimed at providing disaster relief failed to advance in the Senate amid a fight over funding for hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico
The Senate first voted on a GOP proposal that Democrats objected to because they argued it did not provide adequate aid for Puerto Rico. That vote was 44-49. The second measure that came up for a vote was a relief measure that passed out of the Democratic-controlled House months ago. Republicans criticized that legislation for not providing relief for recent flooding that has devastated the Midwest. That vote was 46-48.
Those measures include state revolving funds that could be used by Puerto Rico to rebuild water systems that have sustained damage as well as a 100% cost share for the Federal Emergency Management Agency that Democrats say would unlock federal aid for Puerto Rico.Partisan tensions over the issue of funding for Puerto Rico became further inflamed last week after the President again took a swipe at its fiscal management and disaster relief during a closed-door meeting with Senate Republicans.
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