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Chris Larson: “A probe afterwards showed that his administration, Trump…”

Featuring: Chris Larson, Democratic | Wisconsin State Senate, District 7

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Chris Larson & Jamie Wall

Published | Video Starts at 06:54

You forget what was there, you know, an hour ago, a day ago, a week ago. We got to go back to Hurricane Maria, right When it hit Puerto Rico. This was something where A probe afterwards showed that his administration, Trump administration, obstructed aid that was designated by Congress [for Hurricane Maria]. Billions of dollars, 80 billion was allocated to be able to go to the island for at least or $20 billion approved for HUD. (06:54–07:04)

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Asserts that the Trump administration obstructed congressional aid for Hurricane Maria.

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