[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 170 (Monday, October 23, 2017)]
[House]
[Page H8065]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
CONTINUE PROVIDING AID TO PUERTO RICO
(Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1
minute.)
Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, Friday marked 1 month since Hurricane Maria
devastated Puerto Rico.
According to my constituents, current conditions are as follows: more
than 1 million Americans there lack access to clean water; mothers
cannot make infant formula; people are getting sick from infected
water; and nearly 80 percent of the island still lacks electricity.
Struggles are everywhere: where there is help trickling in, there are
lines, always lines; supplies simply aren't enough; medical facilities
are running on hope; there is no reliable means of communication, so
people cannot even register for aid; entire communities are cut off
from modern civilization; millions desperately need assistance.
President Trump visited the island for as long as it takes to play a
round a golf, and he went to the wealthiest part of the capital city.
Last week, he granted himself a perfect score for his response to the
devastation. But the Trump administration continues to fail our fellow
citizens in Puerto Rico.
Mr. Speaker, 3.4 million Americans live in Puerto Rico, and they
deserve our full support.
Mr. President, can't you at least air-drop fresh water packets, food
provisions, and telephones? Our military can do this anywhere in the
world, why not Puerto Rico?
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