Thread by @people_rico

You may be thinking that #PuertoRico is getting a check for $8B soon. Here’s the truth behind what your hearing about @HUD.gov “releasing" $8B in aid to #PuertoRico.

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.@HUDgov made a Puerto Rico funding announcement earlier this week ONLY after months of being pressured by members of congress and advocates for #PuertoRico. That's bad enough, but here's the small print... #ReleaseThePRAid
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.@HUDGov is NOT “releasing” $8 billion to #PuertoRico. It is simply activating a lengthy process to make the aid accessible by putting out a federal notice that the PR gov now has to respond to. #ReleaseThePRAid
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.@HUDgov was supposed to have published the federal notice in September. The funds were authorized *700 days ago.* Time was LOST in moving these funds for disaster preparedness, leaving Puerto Ricans in danger. #ReleaseThePRAid
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As several Members of Congress have pointed out, @HUDgov already has checks in place for funding. The notice would not have released the funds. So why blow past September deadline and wait so long? Because it is part of the #TrumpAgenda
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The funds @HUDgov is only now beginning to process come with onerous requirements for #PuertoRico, including reportedly granting more authority to the deeply opposed fiscal control board. To me, it looks like another delay tactic fueled by this racist administration.
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#PuertoRico can’t wait. It’s been 2 years since #HurricaneMaria and now #earthquakes have made the situation more dire. This administration must #ReleaseThePRAid now!
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Actually, there's more. HUD’s own inspector general found no evidence of widespread corruption in Puerto Rico’s Department of Housing. #ReleaseThePRAid now!
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The Trump Administration’s slow-down of funds to #PuertoRico has been apparent since January of 2019, when reports of the White House’s political interference at HUD surfaced.#ReleaseThePRAid
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Months later, HUD’s own Inspector General revealed that its investigation into this matter was being hampered by the agency. #ReleaseThePRAid
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The funds HUD is now beginning the process to make available come with onerous requirements for Puerto Rico, requirements that are unprecedented in any other disaster recovery in the United States. #ReleaseThePRAid

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@hud #ReleaseThePRAid