frigidweirdo
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1. You said the money wasn't released until 2021.
2. Congress didn't pass the legislation until 2019.
3. That isn't 3 years.
This is a complex issue. Essentially Trump made disaster relief in Puerto Rico difficult.
New probe confirms Trump officials blocked Puerto Rico from receiving hurricane aid
The Trump administration also obstructed an investigation looking into why it was depriving the U.S. territory of congressionally approved funds, the report found.
www.nbcnews.com
"The administration of former President Donald Trump obstructed an investigation looking into why officials withheld about $20 billion in hurricane relief for Puerto Rico following the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Maria in 2017,"
He put restrictions on money, which means even when he got around to giving them the money, they couldn't access it.
Why? And why three years later? That was for $13 billion of the $30 billion that happened in 2020.