Trump to ask Congress for $29b aid for Puerto Rico

A man rides a bicycle next to a flooded road after the area was hit by Hurricane Maria in Guayama, Puerto Rico September 20, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins - Reuters

Agence France-Presse

Publish : 04 Oct 2017, 08:47 PMUpdate : 30 Oct 2017, 01:18 AM

US President Donald Trump plans to ask Congress for $29 billion in emergency relief for Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria, White House officials told AFP on Wednesday. Trump is expected to request $12.77 billion in disaster relief and $16 billion in debt forgiveness, the officials confirmed.