{"article":{"id":298050,"heading":"Congress Passes Disaster Relief for Puerto Rico, US States and Territories","author":"Kate Zeller","created":"2019-06-04 13:27:57","modified":"2019-06-04 13:27:57","last_modified":"Tue, 04 Jun 2019 20:27:57","article":"<p>Washington DC - The House of Representatives voted Monday night to pass a $19.1 billion disaster bill for Puerto Rico, US States and Territories recovering from disasters.  <br><br> \"The passage of disaster relief for Americans from California to Puerto Rico is so needed,&rdquo; Eric LeCompte the Executive Director of Jubilee USA, a religious development organization, said Monday. &ldquo;We've worked for months for the passage of disaster relief and now it's a reality.&rdquo;  <br><br> The legislation includes more than $900 million for Puerto Rico recovery including $600 million in emergency disaster food assistance for vulnerable communities. The disaster package expedites the release of $8.9 billion already approved by Congress for Puerto Rico disaster relief.  <br><br> President Trump committed to sign the disaster legislation into law.<\/p>\n","contact":"","link":"https:\/\/www.jubileeusa.org\/pr_house_passes_disaster_aid","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"After repeated blocks by Republicans in the House of Representatives, a disaster relief bill is finally on its way to be signed by President Trump.","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2019\/06\/298050.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}