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Texas Florida are doing great but Puerto Rico, which was already suffering from broken infrastructure massive debt, is in deep trouble, texas Florida's old electrical grid, which was in terrible shape, was devastated. Much of the Island was destroyed, with billions of dollars... owed to Wall Street and the banks which, sadly, must be dealt with. Food, water and medical are top priorities - and doing well.

– Donald Trump

Found on CNN
5 years ago

It’s not lost on me that I think the Democrat Party is really hoping that they can change the voting registers in a lot of counties and districts, and I don’t think they should be allowed to do that, we should be looking to put the Puerto Ricans back in their homes.

– John Ward for Congress

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

Puerto Ricans are American citizens, and if they’re going to be permanently living here in Florida, of course they can register and be welcomed into the community.

– John Ward for Congress

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

In other words, we are just lazy. You need a president that really cares. So, I am going to tell you we are going to fight, and we are going to struggle and Puerto Ricans are going to band together and they are going to make the most of it, but I've got to tell you, as long as President Trump is President of the United States, they are never going to rebuild United States.

– Dan Lipinski

Found on CNN
6 years ago

Just like a shelter is not intended to be a long-term solution for somebody, a hotel room... was never intended to be a long-term solution, what we work hard at is to provide overarching case management to these families... to help them find a way back into their home( in Puerto Rico).

– Mike Byrne

Found on CNN
6 years ago

The administration’s poor response to Puerto Rico will probably hurt Rick Scott.

– Gregory Koger

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

I want to see shovels in the ground, and things being built, i want to see houses being built to code and a power system under construction that will withstand a storm. Mike Byrne said FEMA’s efforts in Puerto Rico have been unprecedented – with $ 6 billion spent so far. About $ 16 million has gone to San Sebastian. The mayor there said the reason for the slow recovery was poor planning before the storm, and bad leadership afterward.

– Mike Byrne

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

Guests can also participate in a cooking class to learn how to prepare different types of guacamole, to keep guests cool in Puerto Vallarta's temperate 85F weather, avocado shaved ice will be offered in the pool area.

– Casa Velas

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

The impact of Hurricane Maria as created a situation of flux in Puerto Rican politics, local and federal responses were not up to par in Puerto Rico and that opened up an opportunity for her. She got the spotlight. She took it.

– Edwin Melendez

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

I like many Canadians travel to Florida from time to time to escape our winter. I can’t speak for others but I will not be returning until meaningful gun control legislation is in place. better Idea: Spend your spring break in Puerto Rico, it’s a beautiful place with amazing people. They could really use the economic support that the government has failed to provide.

– Wendy Glaab

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

This is the greatest migration ever from Puerto Rico since records have been taken.

– Jorge Duany

Found on CNN
6 years ago

We don't know what's going to happen with us in the future. We don't know if we're going to keep getting some aid some help – it's scary for us. Help from U.S. mainland power companies has been coming in waves for months. But Monica Viego-Rodriguez still hasn't seen a light come on anywhere in Monica Viego-Rodriguez neighborhood since the hurricanes hit last fall. Monica Viego-Rodriguez can only buy perishable foods for Monica Viego-Rodriguez family that they can eat the same day.There is nowhere to store food other than a cooler that she keeps filled with ice on her balcony. More than 470,000 homes were damaged or destroyed, causing an estimated $ 140 billion in damages. As Puerto Rico experiences the longest and most devastating blackout in American history, 1,000 utility trucks and 1,500 workers from 22 electric companies from all over the U.S. are arriving on the island this week to help the existing crews on the job restore power. As crews carve their way through the catastrophic damage, their progress is slow. But they met a major milestone this month when 1 million customers had their power restored, and utility crews say they won't stop until everyone is back on line. Help from U.S. mainland power companies has been coming in waves for months. But some Puerto Rico residents say they still haven't seen a light come on anywhere in their neighborhood since the hurricanes hit last fall. ( REUTERS) There is no set timeframe, we're just here for the long haul, the mission is to restore power and that's what we're focusing on. Wednesday night, the Puerto Rico governor said the island will receive approximately $ 35 billion in federal aid. But he added that Puerto Rico is facing massive debt and won't be able to repay the money until 2022. Power crews say they have to prioritize – hospitals, police and fire stations, come first.Then communication facilities, water treatment plants, transportation providers and shelters.From there, utility crews repair infrastructure serving smaller groups and neighborhoods. People like Sol Vazquez, a law student who has been working the best she can with limited resources, also Skyped with Fox News this week. She said she has been seeing a mixed response from her friends and fellow students. I think everyone wants to get their electricity back, I don't think, at this point, they care who does it or how they do it.

– Lance Becca

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

I haven't even seen a truck nearby. Polls are still down lines are down, I really have no idea. And it's been slowly coming back around the metro area, but I feel like my area has been forgotten. She said she does n’t know what the future will bring. Right now, we're scared about Puerto Rico's future. This is really, really serious for us, we don't know what's going to happen with us in the future. We don't know if we're going to keep getting some aid some help – it's scary for us. Help from U.S. mainland power companies has been coming in waves for months. But Monica Viego-Rodriguez still hasn't seen a light come on anywhere in Monica Viego-Rodriguez neighborhood since the hurricanes hit last fall. Monica Viego-Rodriguez can only buy perishable foods for Monica Viego-Rodriguez family that they can eat the same day.There is nowhere to store food other than a cooler that she keeps filled with ice on her balcony. More than 470,000 homes were damaged or destroyed, causing an estimated $ 140 billion in damages. As Puerto Rico experiences the longest and most devastating blackout in American history, 1,000 utility trucks and 1,500 workers from 22 electric companies from all over the U.S. are arriving on the island this week to help the existing crews on the job restore power. As crews carve their way through the catastrophic damage, their progress is slow. But they met a major milestone this month when 1 million customers had their power restored, and utility crews say they won't stop until everyone is back on line. Help from U.S. mainland power companies has been coming in waves for months. But some Puerto Rico residents say they still haven't seen a light come on anywhere in their neighborhood since the hurricanes hit last fall. ( REUTERS) There is no set timeframe, we're just here for the long haul.

– Monica Viego-Rodriguez

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

The mission is to restore power and that's what we're focusing on. Wednesday night, the Puerto Rico governor said the island will receive approximately $ 35 billion in federal aid. But he added that Puerto Rico is facing massive debt and won't be able to repay the money until 2022. Power crews say they have to prioritize – hospitals, police and fire stations, come first.Then communication facilities, water treatment plants, transportation providers and shelters.From there, utility crews repair infrastructure serving smaller groups and neighborhoods. People like Sol Vazquez, a law student who has been working the best she can with limited resources, also Skyped with Fox News this week. She said she has been seeing a mixed response from her friends and fellow students. I think everyone wants to get their electricity back, I don't think, at this point, they care who does it or how they do it, they just want to get the situation resolved.

– Monica Viego-Rodriguez

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

You have to have enough roof structure to attach a blue tarp to, anytime FEMA is the first responder, the primary responder, like we were in Puerto Rico, it's never an ideal situation.

– Brock Long

Found on CNN
6 years ago

We enrolled 72 yesterday, she said. Some arrive alone. Each new student costs the district roughly $ 28,000 – an unbudgeted expense of more than $ 70 million, say school officials. It's like adding two elementary schools to our population that we were unable to plan for and project, Pace said. Osceola County is waiting on answers for state and national funding. Even before the storm, Puerto Ricans were fleeing a debt-ridden economy – at the pace of 80,000 a year from an island whose population is just 3.5 million. But now that flight has turned desperate. Half a million Puerto Ricans are expected to come to Florida in the next four years to join the one million already in the state. Mirbelys LaJara and Mirbelys LaJara two daughters are Hurricane Maria victims from Puerto Rico. My children don't have school, don't have work, I don't have nothing, Mirbelys LaJara said. The exodus from Hurricane Maria has added to what already has been in influx of Puerto Ricans in the Orlando area of central Central Florida and students in Orange County district in recent years. And more are expected from the ravaged island, where widespread power outages are continuing and many still lack running water. Here students at Riverdale Elementary School, in Orlando, Central Florida receive supplies. ( Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) Eight weeks after the hurricane, much of Puerto Rico remains without power, internet or phone service. Many also lack running water. Stephen Vazquez grew specialty hot peppers and cilantro. I'm kind of stuck in the air, you know, i produce hydroponically as well so without light, water issues, I can't even really produce. A farmer without light or water who has come to Orlando with two pairs of pants and a shirt. Starting from zero.

– Stephen Vazquez

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

No municipality in Puerto Rico has the money to build the infrastructure that’s needed.

– Angel Perez

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

It's a call to action for Puerto Ricans in the diaspora, that we all have to get to the polls and make sure that if our island counterparts can't have their voice heard during elections that we vote on their behalf.

– Elizabeth Aranda

Found on CNN
6 years ago

We have an ongoing collaboration with Puerto Rico department of health, and we have ongoing discussions about working to align our case definitions. But at this time we’re not fully aligned.

– Margaret Honein

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

Puerto Rico’s recovery begins today.

– Ricardo Rosello

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

It will take maybe two years until the market opens back to Puerto Rico if we do the right thing.

– Garcia Padilla

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

Today, Puerto Rico is protected against creditors’ actions.

– Alejandro Garcia Padilla

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

When I entered office, Puerto Rico was property of Wall Street.

– Alejandro Garcia Padilla

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

I expect they will not cover all of the GO payment. That would be their first GO default in all of this, which is one reason why many people involved at the U.S. Treasury, in Congress, in the government of Puerto Rico saw a lot of urgency in enacting PROMESA before July 1.

– Ted Hampton

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

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