By Errol Louis
Count Gov. Cuomo among the Democratic leaders who are responding to the
truculent mood sweeping the party’s base by serving up tough, pointed
critiques of the Republican leadership in Congress and the White House.
“In my opinion, the federal government should be ashamed of itself,”
Cuomo thundered from a podium at Kennedy Airport, condemning the Trump
administration’s response to the devastation in Puerto Rico caused by
Hurricane Maria. “It’s a shame that we are where we are 72 days after
the storm.”
Cuomo was about to jet off to Puerto Rico to visit relief workers from
New York and tour a hard-hit area outside of San Juan. But the politics
of the moment were obvious.
Cuomo has endorsed a plan called Build Back Better — which New York
officials helped draft — that would require $94 billion from Congress to
restore power, rebuild hospitals and otherwise help the island get back
on its feet.
Some $31 billion would go to rebuilding homes, $18 billion to restoring
electricity and other utilities, and as much as $21 billion over the
next two years to keep the government operating, according to Bloomberg
News.
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Source: The New York Daily News (via The Empire Report)
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