President Donald Trump approved an emergency declaration for Puerto Rico on Tuesday, according to a person familiar with the matter, after a deadly earthquake struck the commonwealth that was already struggling to recover from other natural disasters.
The aid allows the U.S. government to provide immediate assistance, including restoring lost power, the person said on Tuesday night.
Senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott, both Florida Republicans, along with Jenniffer Gonzalez, Puerto Rico�s non-voting representative in Congress, had urged Trump in a letter earlier Tuesday to approve the commonwealth�s request for disaster aid.
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