Senators whose states are recovering from natural disasters will meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday afternoon to discuss a stalled aid package
“It’s about the entire disaster bill,” Scott said.
Disaster aid negotiators are at a standstill over how much money should be allocated to Puerto Rico, which was hit hard by two hurricanes in 2017. Talks broke down recently after Trump reportedly told Senate Republicans that the island was getting too much disaster aid money and claimed Puerto Rico mismanaged its money.
Democrats insist that Puerto Rico receive more money and want the aid package to include language that would free up billions of dollars that have been already allocated. Republicans have resisted approving more funds for Puerto Rico, saying they need to craft a deal Trump won’t veto.by floods, hurricanes and wildfires will have to wait longer for disaster or emergency aid. said he was more optimistic about a deal getting done compared with earlier this week.
“I don’t like leaving town without a deal,” he said. But he added that "some things that have happened, some personalities who need to engage have engaged so where there’s a will there’s a way. … I think there’s a way with Democrats in the House to get a deal done.”
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