Disaster aid bill faces new obstacle as Trump administration pushes to add border funding
By Erica Werner Erica Werner Congressional reporter focusing on economic policy Email Bio Follow May 7 at 10:17 PM Negotiations on a multibillion-dollar disaster aid bill in the Senate have grown more complicated in recent days with a push by the Trump administration to add emergency spending for the U.S.-Mexico border to the bill, lawmakers and others involved in the talks said Tuesday.
The talks over the disaster aid bill were already fraught because of a fight between President Trump and congressional Democrats over spending for Puerto Rico. Trump has yet to agree to a deal offering more than $600 million for the U.S. island territory’s food stamp program, while Democrats say much more is required for needs on many fronts as Puerto Rico recovers slowly from the devastations of Hurricane Maria.
Senators left the lunch uncertain how or when a deal would be reached on the long-stalled disaster aid bill. The hang-up is causing intense frustration among many GOP senators, particularly those from the South, where states were battered by hurricanes and tornadoes, and the Midwest, which has recently been ravaged by floods.
“And I said, ‘This is the longest I remember I’ve ever seen something this important not be resolved.’ ” “Disaster victims have been waiting far too long for the White House and Senate Republicans to get their act together,” said Evan Hollander, a spokesman for House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey . “There is no reason that disaster relief should be contingent on unrelated immigration spending.”
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