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Biden says US ready to help Puerto Rico in Hurricane Fiona recovery
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Biden noted that hundreds of FEMA and other federal officials are already on the ground in Puerto Rico, where Hurricane Fiona caused an island-wide blackout.
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Joe Biden Approves Disaster Declaration for Hurricane-Ravaged Puerto Rico
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Biden says US ready to help Puerto Rico in Hurricane Fiona recovery
As FEMA's presence on the island solidifies to respond to Hurricane Fiona, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights warns about repeating mistakes made after Hurricane Maria.
President Biden said he will send aid to Puerto Rico as it recovers from Hurricane Fiona while New York and other states have also pledge to send relief.
President Joe Biden said Thursday the full force of the federal government is ready to help Puerto Rico recover from the devastation of Hurricane Fiona even as Bermuda and Canada's Atlantic provinces were preparing for a major blast from the Category 4 storm.
President Biden said Thursday the administration will be “laser-focused” on helping Puerto Rico recover from Hurricane Fiona and is dispatching the chief of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to ensure the island gets “everything they could possibly need.”
Federal funds are also now available to Puerto Rico on a cost-sharing basis for debris removal and emergency protective measures as well as hazard mitigation measures.
When it comes to recovering from a corporate crisis, there is no such thing as providing too much help or making too many resources available. The same is true for large-scale crises, such as the one businesses and people in Puerto Rico are reeling from in the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona.
CNN By Arlette Saenz and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden participated in a briefing Thursday afternoon on the situation in Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Fiona and announced he was authorizing 100% federal funding for debris removal, search and rescue and power restoration as a result …
President Joe Biden announced the federal government would fully cover the costs related to the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona in Puerto Rico for the next month.
By Arlette Saenz and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden is scheduled be briefed remotely Thursday afternoon by Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi on the situation on the island in the wake of Hurricane Fiona, an administration official told CNN.
As Puerto Rico continues its recovery effort following the devastating impact of Hurricane Fiona, President Joe Biden approved a declaration that would make federal funds available.
Biden noted that hundreds of FEMA and other federal officials are already on the ground in Puerto Rico, where Hurricane Fiona caused an island-wide blackout.
In the wake of Hurricane Fiona, President Joe Biden is mobilizing the Federal Emergency Management Administration and the National Guard to assist communities cut off by the storm.
President Joe Biden said Thursday the full force of the federal government is ready to help Puerto Rico recover from the devastation of Hurricane Fiona even as Bermuda and Canada's Atlantic provinces were preparing for a major blast from the Category 4 storm.
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