Publishing Guide

Upcoming Events

International | Miscellaneous

no events match your query!

New Events

no events posted in last week

Other Press

Cops welcomed with smoke bombs and flares Dublin Pride 19:57 Jul 14 0 comments

Gemma O'Doherty: The speech you never heard. I wonder why? 05:28 Jan 15 0 comments

A Decade of Evidence Demonstrates The Dramatic Failure Of Globalisation 15:39 Aug 23 1 comments

Thatcher's " blind eye" to paedophilia 15:27 Mar 12 0 comments

Total Revolution. A new philosophy for the 21st century. 15:55 Nov 17 0 comments

more >>

User Preferences

Feeds

Blog Feeds

Public Inquiry

Interested in maladministration. Estd. 2005

RTEs Sarah McInerney ? Fianna Fail?supporter? Anthony

Joe Duffy is dishonest and untrustworthy Anthony

Robert Watt complaint: Time for decision by SIPO Anthony

RTE in breach of its own editorial principles Anthony

Waiting for SIPO Anthony

Public Inquiry >>

Human Rights in Ireland

Promoting Human Rights in Ireland

Human Rights in Ireland >>

Lockdown Skeptics

Rewarding the WHO for Covid Failures Sun Jun 01, 2025 13:00 | Ramesh Thakur
The WHO catastrophically mishandled Covid, but as Ramesh Thakur argues, it's now being rewarded with more power, more money and even less accountability.
The post Rewarding the WHO for Covid Failures appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

Miliband Plots 15% Net Zero Tax on Gas Bills AND a ?Family Bathtime Tax? on Water Bills Sun Jun 01, 2025 11:19 | Richard Eldred
Families with boilers, big homes or children are set to face bigger bills as Labour plans to shift green levies onto gas and charge more for heavier water use.
The post Miliband Plots 15% Net Zero Tax on Gas Bills AND a ?Family Bathtime Tax? on Water Bills appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

The Hallett Inquiry Must Stop Now Sun Jun 01, 2025 09:00 | Dr Andrew Bamji and Dr Angus Dalgleish
The Hallett Inquiry is a costly and dangerously compromised whitewash built on suppressed science and false assumptions ? shut it down now, say Drs Andrew Bamji and Angus Dalgleish.
The post The Hallett Inquiry Must Stop Now appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

Is Criticising George Soros for Things He Is Actually Doing Really ?Antisemitic?, or Just Honest? Sun Jun 01, 2025 07:00 | Steven Tucker
Calling out George Soros for using his billions to bankroll open borders, woke ideology and soft-on-crime policies isn't antisemitic, says Steven Tucker ? it's just telling the truth.
The post Is Criticising George Soros for Things He Is Actually Doing Really ?Antisemitic?, or Just Honest? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

News Round-Up Sun Jun 01, 2025 00:56 | Richard Eldred
A summary of the most interesting stories in the past 24 hours that challenge the prevailing orthodoxy about the ?climate emergency?, public health ?crises? and the supposed moral defects of Western civilisation.
The post News Round-Up appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

Lockdown Skeptics >>

Voltaire Network

Voltaire, international edition

Will intergovernmental institutions withstand the end of the "American Empire"?,... Sat Apr 05, 2025 07:15 | en

Voltaire, International Newsletter N?127 Sat Apr 05, 2025 06:38 | en

Disintegration of Western democracy begins in France Sat Apr 05, 2025 06:00 | en

Voltaire, International Newsletter N?126 Fri Mar 28, 2025 11:39 | en

The International Conference on Combating Anti-Semitism by Amichai Chikli and Na... Fri Mar 28, 2025 11:31 | en

Voltaire Network >>

Houses Passes Disaster Aid Package for Puerto Rico, US States and Territories

international | miscellaneous | news report

Friday May 10, 2019 21:32

by Kate Zeller - Jubilee USA Network

Report this post to the editors

On Friday, the House of Representatives passed disaster relief legislation to benefit US States, Territories and municipalities recovering from wildfires, floods and hurricanes.

Washington DC - On Friday, the House of Representatives passed disaster relief legislation to benefit US States, Territories and municipalities recovering from wildfires, floods and hurricanes. Senate legislation remains on hold as the White House and Senate debate the need for disaster funding to be included for Puerto Rico in a Senate package.

"The Senate needs to stop debating relief aid for Puerto Rico and pass a disaster package that ensures all Americans, no matter where they live, can access needed recovery funds," noted Eric LeCompte who leads the religious development group Jubilee USA. "Republicans and Democrats joined together in the House to pass disaster aid for all Americans and now the Senate needs to follow the House's example."

The House disaster package passed 257-150 and included support from thirty-four Republicans who broke ranks with the President and voted for the aid bill. More than $19 billion dollars is included in the House legislation to benefit Americans suffering from natural disasters or impacted by the US-China trade war.

"The political games in the Senate need to stop and the recovery aid needs to be delivered," said LeCompte. "While the Senate debates aid, US citizens from California to Puerto Rico are suffering."

Before Hurricanes Maria and Irma decimated Puerto Rico in 2017, the island was dealing with a $72 billion debt crisis. Last week, Puerto Rico's federally installed oversight board filed a court petition to declare $9 billion in debt "unconstitutional" or debt that should not be paid because it is not legitimate.

Add Your Comments >>

printable version

with comments

atom feed of comments

rss feed of comments

RSS and atom feeds allow you to keep track of new comments on particular stories. You can input the URL's from these links into a rss reader and you will be informed whenever somebody posts a new comment.

Digg this

Furl

Reddit

Gab

Twitter

© 2001-2025 Independent Media Centre Ireland. Unless otherwise stated by the author, all content is free for non-commercial reuse, reprint, and rebroadcast, on the net and elsewhere. Opinions are those of the contributors and are not necessarily endorsed by Independent Media Centre Ireland. Disclaimer | Privacy