The new date is Sep 20, 2022.
On the five year anniversary of Hurricane Maria hitting the island, several Democratic lawmakers called for more federal assistance to help Puerto Rico recover.
There will be an effect on Puerto Rico on Capitol Hill.
The lack of progress in repairing Puerto Rico's power grid was lamented during a press conference Tuesday.
The first Puerto Rican woman to serve in congress warned a year ago that the grid was not where it needed to be.
The situation in Puerto Rico is a disaster according to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.
The president of the Hispanic Federation said Tuesday that more than half of the island doesn't have access to water or power.
According to the Washington Post, Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi said during a news conference Tuesday that he had asked the president to make a major disaster declaration.
$21 billion is the total amount of money. Schumer said that lawmakers allocated a lot of money to Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria. Schumer said that only 2% of the $21 billion was spent on the power grid. The allocation of funds has slowed due to bureaucratic delays and government staffing issues.
Five years ago, Donald Trump was criticized for his response to Hurricane Maria. During his visit to Puerto Rico after the storm, Trump casually tossed rolls of paper towels to people in a crowd. Schumer called Trump's behavior as well as his administration's larger response to the disaster "callous" while Richard Blumenthal said Tuesday "the time of throwing paper towels and counting it as action is over"
The Turks and Caicos could be in for major damage. According to the National Hurricane Center, the big island of Grand Turk was hit by a Category 3 storm on Tuesday morning. The weather is expected to be nice in the area.
Two people were killed in Puerto Rico and one person was killed in Guadeloupe. Puerto Rico has been badly damaged by the storm. Puerto Rico's vulnerable power grid and the private company that the government contracted to repair it have been brought back into focus by the storm. Since the government signed a contract with LUMA to take over management of the electric grid, hundreds of residents have protested. According to the Wall Street Journal, Puerto Rican officials may be rethinking the deal. According to the Journal, some in the government are preparing for the contract to be canceled early because LUMA's initial contract is expected to be extended for 15 years. According to the Journal, the government is concerned that it will be hard to find another operator to agree to a better deal if it ends the contract.
Democrats are calling for more aid for Puerto Rico.
Turks and Caicos was slammed by a Category 3 storm, according to reports.
The plan to fix the power grid in Puerto Rico was re-examined.
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