Path cleared for Puerto Rico aid
by By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times
Sep 28, 2017
4 minutes
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello on Thursday thanked the Trump administration for helping the island cope with the devastation of Hurricane Maria after the president agreed to waive a federal law restricting foreign ships from transporting cargo to the U.S. territory.
Trump has faced criticism that he had not done enough to help provide relief to the battered island. The governor promised a more rapid, coordinated response in coming days.
"The federal government and the president are aware of what's happening here, and they have responded to our petitions quickly with a compromise to help the situation in Puerto Rico," Rossello said at a Thursday briefing
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