Paul Ryan: Puerto Rico aid is coming

By Susan Ferrechio

Published September 26, 2017 3:08pm ET

Paul Ryan: Puerto Rico aid is coming — Jose Garcia Vicente holds a piece of plumbing he picked up, as he shows his destroyed home, in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, in Aibonito, Puerto Rico, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. The U.S. ramped up its response Monday to the humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico while the Trump administration sought to blunt criticism that its response to Hurricane Maria has fallen short of it efforts in Texas and Florida after the recent hurricanes there. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) | Gerald Herbert

House Speaker Paul Ryan pledged Tuesday that federal aid was coming for Puerto Rico, where a dire humanitarian crisis has developed after two devastating hurricanes.

“They need our help and are going to get our help,” Ryan announced following a closed-door meeting with Republicans on Tuesday.

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