Trump says Puerto Rico has to pay workers less than $15 an hour if it wants disaster aid
By Dan Desai Martin -January 15, 2020 6:00 PM
The Trump administration is withholding $8 billion in disaster aid until Puerto Rico agrees to certain conditions, including paying workers less.
The Trump administration is strong-arming the local Puerto Rican government to pay federal contractors less than $15 an hour if the island territory wants to receive more than $8 billion of federal aid, the Washington Post reported Wednesday. The demand goes against a 2018 executive order signed by Puerto Rico's governor requiring construction industry employees to be paid at least $15 an hour for government contracting.
The Trump administration is attaching additional strings to the disaster mitigation aid, which it has held up for months despite congressional approval of the funding. Puerto Rico's government must also agree to new systems to track property deeds, additional authority for the federally mandated Fiscal Control Board, and a mandate that none of the funds will go toward the island's fragile electrical grid, according to what officials told the Post.
Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), chair of the House Natural Resources Committee, told the Post that the multiple requirements for aid is "a painful delaying tactic."
Puerto Rico has borne the brunt of a series of natural disasters in the Trump era. In 2017, the island territory was battered by hurricanes, including the devastating Hurricane Maria.
https://americanindependent.com/donald-trump-administration-puerto-rico-federal-disaster-aid-recovery-hourly-wage/
What total complete sick POS.........................
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I mean, other than dealing with the fallout of his "election"?
