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    Months After Blowing Deadline, Trump Administration Lifts Hold On Puerto Rico Aid

    HUD says it is releasing more than $8 billion in aid to Puerto Rico. The deadline to do so was in September. The aid is for rebuilding after devastating Hurricanes Maria and Irma struck in 2017.
    by Brakkton Booker Jan 15, 2020 3 minutes
    President Trump's administration is releasing billions of dollars in hurricane relief for Puerto Rico that was supposed to be released by September.

    Updated at 5:27 p.m. ET

    The Trump administration is releasing its hold on billions of dollars of aid to Puerto Rico after a months-long delay. But it is still unclear exactly when those funds will reach the hurricane-ravaged island.

    The tranche of money, more than $8 billion, is allocated through a Department of Housing and Urban Development disaster recovery fund. It was supposed to be released months ago to help the island rebuild in the wake of devastating Hurricanes Irma and Maria

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