President Donald Trump to request 29 billion USD for storm-hit Puerto Rico: White House

Trump is expected to request 12.77 billion USD in disaster relief and 16 billion USD in debt forgiveness, the officials confirmed.

From our online archive

Updated:5th Oct, 2017 at 1:29 AM

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump plans to ask Congress for $29 billion in emergency relief for Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria, officials told AFP Wednesday.

Trump is expected to request $12.77 billion in disaster relief and $16 billion in debt forgiveness, the officials confirmed.

Follow The New Indian Express channel on WhatsApp

Download the TNIE app to stay with us and follow the latest

SCROLL FOR NEXT

President Donald Trump to request 29 billion USD for storm-hit Puerto Rico: White House

Trump is expected to request 12.77 billion USD in disaster relief and 16 billion USD in debt forgiveness, the officials confirmed.

Also Read

The real AI story of 2026 will be found in the boring, the mundane—and in China

Migration and mobility: Indians abroad grapple with being both necessary and disposable

Days after Bangladesh police's Meghalaya charge, Osman Hadi's alleged killer claims he is in Dubai

Post Operation Sindoor, Pakistan waging proxy war, has clear agenda to destabilise Punjab: DGP Yadav

Gig workers declare protest a success, say three lakh across India took part