Almost $16 billion of the $20 billion that was allocated for disaster recovery for Puerto Rico following two hurricanes in 2017 was finally released this week by the Trump administration.
According to NPR, the Department of Housing and Urban Development had withheld funds, claiming concerns of alleged mismanagement and corruption. The funds had been approved by Congress more than a year ago and were supposed to be released in September. Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-n.Y.) accused the administration of applying a double-standard: “Why is Puerto Rico always subjected to different standards when it comes to this administration?...
According to NPR, the Department of Housing and Urban Development had withheld funds, claiming concerns of alleged mismanagement and corruption. The funds had been approved by Congress more than a year ago and were supposed to be released in September. Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-n.Y.) accused the administration of applying a double-standard: “Why is Puerto Rico always subjected to different standards when it comes to this administration?...
- 1/16/2020
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Attorney General William Barr is testifying before the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday. Though the testimony will focus on the Department of Justice budget, Democrats on the committee are expected to hammer Barr over his handling of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on the Trump campaign’s relationship with Russia.
The criticism will be led by committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey (D-ny). “I want to address a serious oversight matter — your unacceptable handling of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report,” she plans to tell Barr. “It’s been reported that the report is 300-400 pages,...
The criticism will be led by committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey (D-ny). “I want to address a serious oversight matter — your unacceptable handling of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report,” she plans to tell Barr. “It’s been reported that the report is 300-400 pages,...
- 4/9/2019
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
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