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struggle4progress

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Thu Sep 28, 2017, 09:24 AM Sep 2017

Limits Congressional Travel to Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands [View all]

by ALEX MOE, HALLIE JACKSON and ALEX JOHNSON

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is restricting members of Congress from making official visits as part of official delegations to the hurricane-battered U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, congressional sources from both parties said Wednesday ...

The office of Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., who had been organizing a visit to Puerto Rico by several representatives and senators from both parties, "is now trying to figure out alternatives to make this happen, as the situation on the island is extremely dire," a spokesperson said.

"My boss is eager to get down there to assess the federal response thus far," the spokesperson said ...

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/white-house-limits-congressional-travel-puerto-rico-virgin-islands-sources-n805391

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