“The truth is, you’re more than happy to give Puerto Rico nothing if it helps prolong a political fight with Trump,' Rick Scott tweeted about Chuck Schumer
The disaster aid bill serves as a first crucial test for the former Florida governor, who campaigned in 2018 as an advocate for Puerto Rico and someone willing to split with Trump.
After his narrow victory, Scott delivered a floor speech in which he said he intends to be a “voice for the people of Puerto Rico” in the Senate and offered an amendment to provide disaster aid to Puerto Rico as part of legislation to end the government shutdown.and Democrats scoff at his claim to be a champion for the struggling territory.
When asked about his response to Democratic criticism, Scott went after Schumer in a brief interview last week.
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