VOICED : Gobernador: colonialismo de EEUU bloqueo ayuda a Puerto Rico

One year after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, causing nearly 3,000 deaths, Governor Ricardo Rosselló criticized the U.S. colonial relationship for hindering federal aid. He highlighted excessive bureaucracy with FEMA and insufficient energy recovery efforts by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Rosselló compared the slow response to Puerto Rico with the swift federal aid provided to Texas and Florida after hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Puerto Rico requested $139 billion in aid from Congress but has not received a response. Rosselló emphasized the limitations of Puerto Rico's status as a U.S. territory, advocating for statehood to gain full congressional representation.

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