TIME: Senate Finally Reaches Deal on $19 Billion Disaster Aid Bill That Will Benefit Puerto Rico

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Senate Finally Reaches Deal on $19 Billion Disaster Aid Bill That Will Benefit Puerto Rico May 23rd 2019, 20:58, by Associated Press (WASHINGTON) — The Senate has passed a long-overdue $19 billion disaster aid bill to help to a number of states and Puerto Rico recover after a series of hurricanes, floods and wildfires. The widely backed legislation passed by an 85-8 vote. Republican leaders agreed to a demand by Democrats to toss out President Donald Trump’s $4.5 billion request to address a record influx of Central American migrants who are fleeing violence in Guatemala, Honduras and elsewhere and coming to the United States. Trump says he’ll sign the measure and is promising that the U.S-Mexico border money he wants will pass soon. The disaster relief bill was most eagerly sought by Trump’s GOP allies in states such as Georgia, Florida, Iowa and Nebraska. But it was held up for months, first by a battle over aid for Puerto Rico and then by failed negotiations on border aid. Media files: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer finishes meeting with reporters just after the Senate passed a $19 billion disaster aid bill to help a number of states and Puerto Rico recover after a series of hurricanes, floods and wildfires, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 23, 2019.

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